Spermatophore Definition

spər-mătə-fôr, spûrmə-tə-
spermatophores
noun
A case or capsule containing a number of spermatozoa, expelled whole by the male of certain animals, as in many copepods or leeches.
Webster's New World

(biology) A spermospore.

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Noun

Singular:
spermatophore
Plural:
spermatophores

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