SPERMATHECA


Meaning of SPERMATHECA in English

/sperr'meuh thee"keuh/ , n. , pl. spermathecae /-see/ . Zool.

a small sac or cavity in female or hermaphroditic invertebrates used to store sperm for fertilizing eggs, as in the queen bee.

[ 1820-30; sperma- (var. of SPERMATO-, SPERMO-) + THECA ]

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