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in⋅sem⋅i⋅na⋅tor

  [in-sem-uh-ney-ter]
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–noun Veterinary Medicine.
a technician who introduces prepared semen into the genital tract of breeding animals, esp. cows and mares, for artificial insemination.
Origin:
1940–45; inseminate + -or 2
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in·sem·i·nate   (ĭn-sěm'ə-nāt')   
tr.v.   in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing, in·sem·i·nates
  1. To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of (a female).
  2. To sow seed in.

[Latin īnsēmināre, īnsēmināt-, to implant, impregnate : in-, in; see in-2 + sēmināre, to plant (from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen).]
in·sem'i·na'tion n., in·sem'i·na'tor n.
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Main Entry: in·sem·i·na·tor
Pronunciation: -"nAt-&r
Function: noun
: one that inseminates cattle artificially
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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