单词 | spermatophore |
释义 | spermatophore[ spur-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, spur-muh-tuh- ] / spɜrˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈspɜr mə tə- / noun Zoology.a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female. Origin of spermatophoreFirst recorded in 1840–50; spermato- + -phore OTHER WORDS FROM spermatophoresper·ma·toph·or·al [spur-muh-tof-er-uhl], /ˌspɜr məˈtɒf ər əl/, sper·ma·toph·o·rous [spur-muh-tof-er-uhs], /ˌspɜr məˈtɒf ər əs/, adjectiveWords nearby spermatophorespermatogenesis, spermatogenous, spermatogonium, spermatoid, spermatolysis, spermatophore, spermatophyte, spermatopoietic, spermatorrhea, spermatorrhoea, spermatotoxic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for spermatophorespermatophore / (ˈspɜːmətəʊˌfɔː) / nouna capsule of spermatozoa extruded by some molluscs, crustaceans, annelids, and amphibians Derived forms of spermatophorespermatophoral (ˌspɜːməˈtɒfərəl), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for spermatophorespermatophore [ spər-măt′ə-fôr′ ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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