Definition of Spermetheca
||Sper`ma*the"ca (?), n.; pl.
Spermathecæ (#). [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;
seed + &?;&?;&?;&?; case, or receptacle.] (Zoöl.) A
small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and
many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the
spermatozoa.
||Sper`ma*the"ca (?), n.; pl.
Spermathecæ (#). [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;
seed + &?;&?;&?;&?; case, or receptacle.] (Zoöl.) A
small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and
many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the
spermatozoa.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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