spermatophore

  • 21spermatophore — sper•mat•o•phore [[t]spɜrˈmæt əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. ent zool. a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female • Etymology: 1840–50 …

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  • 22spermatophore — /ˈspɜmətoʊˌfɔ/ (say spermuhtoh.faw) noun a special case or capsule containing a number of spermatozoa, produced by the male of certain insects, molluscs, annelids, etc., and some vertebrates. –spermatophoral /spɜməˈtɒfərəl/ (say spermuh… …

  • 23spermatophore — n. an albuminous capsule containing spermatozoa found in various invertebrates. Derivatives: spermatophoric adj …

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  • 24spermatophore cup — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In some Orthoptera and Neuroptera, a cup like cavity at the anterior end of the ejaculatory duct; in recent literature called a mold …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 25spermatophore sac — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. In male Caelifera, the sac into which the gonopore opens. b. For Ensifera see endophallic cavity. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) In Prosobranchia, Neritidae and Phenacolepadidae, a large spermatophoric sac associated with… …

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  • 26spermatophore sac — noun : a terminal sac in a cephalopod that retains the spermatophores until ready for fertilization …

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  • 27сперматофор — spermatophore сперматофор. Oкруженное оболочкой компактное скопление соединенных между собой спермиев в сперме, известное у некоторых насекомых, пиявок и др.; предотвращает высыхание спермы. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических …

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  • 28sperm packet — spermatophore a mass of sperm transferred from the male to the female by a gonopodium of the Poeciliidae …

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  • 29reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …

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  • 30ARACHNIDES — Les Arachnides représentent une classe d’animaux invertébrés créée par J. Lamarck lors de son cours prononcé au Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Paris en 1800 (an VIII). Leur définition et leur composition furent précisées l’année suivante dans… …

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