spermalegen.
/ˈspəːməlɪdʒ/ Entomology.
In female bedbugs, an organ in which sperm are received and stored.
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1964 H. E. Hinton in K. C. Highnam Insect Reproduction (Symp. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. No. 2) 101 These cells constitute the mesodermal part of the organ of Ribaga (or Berlese), or, as it is now aptly called by Carayon, the mesodermal part of the spermalege.
1978 H. V. Daly et al. Introd. Insect Biol. & Diversity iv. 62/2 In some bedbugs a spermalege, or specialized organ of the integument, is developed where the puncture normally is made.
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