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spermatophoral

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sper⋅mat⋅o⋅phore

  [spur-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, spur-muh-tuh-]
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–noun Zoology.
a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.
Origin:
1840–50; spermato- + -phore

Related forms:
sper⋅ma⋅toph⋅or⋅al  [spur-muh-tof-er-uhl] , sper⋅ma⋅toph⋅o⋅rous  [spur-muh-tof-er-uhs] , adjective
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sper·mat·o·phore   (spər-māt'ə-fôr', -fōr', spûr'mə-tə-)   
n.  A capsule or compact mass of spermatozoa extruded by the males of certain invertebrates and primitive vertebrates and directly transferred to the reproductive parts of the female.
sper'ma·toph'o·ral (spûr'mə-tŏf'ər-əl) adj.
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spermatophore   (spər-māt'ə-fôr')  Pronunciation Key 
A capsule or compact mass of spermatozoa extruded by the males of certain invertebrates and primitive vertebrates and directly transferred to the reproductive parts of the female.
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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