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spermatophore

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A spermospore.
  2. A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods, insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.

Equivalents

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Examples

“The spermatophores begin⟳ to ejaculate immediately after leaving the penis and the whole process⟳ is completed in a very few seconds. Pulling the filament attached to the ejaculatory end⟳ of a spermatophore is all that is needed to start⟳ its ejaculation.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

spermatophylax spermatophylaxes Spermatophyte spermatoproteasome spermatorrhœa spermatospore

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