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Webster 1913 Edition

Spermatophore

Sper′ma-to-phore

,

Noun.

[

Spermato-

+ Gr.

φέρειν

to bear.]

1.

(Physiol.)

Same as

.

2.

(Zool.)

A capsule or pocket inclosing a number of spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In cephalopods the structure of the capsule is very complex.