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SPERMATOPHORE

\spˈɜːmɐtˌɒfɔː], \spˈɜːmɐtˌɒfɔː], \s_p_ˈɜː_m_ɐ_t_ˌɒ_f_ɔː]\

Definitions of SPERMATOPHORE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] A capsule of albuminous matter containing a number of sperms (zool.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

A capsule containing several spermatozoa.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The part of a spermospore that remains passive and does not become transformed into spermatoblasts. It may serve as an envelope or carrier of all the spermatozoids developed from the original spermospore. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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