(ˌ)spərˈmad.əˌfō(ə)r, ˈspərməd.- noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spermat- + -phore
1. : a capsule, packet, or mass enclosing spermatozoa extruded by the male of various animals and functioning in the insemination of the female (as annelids, mollusks, arthropods, and some vertebrates)
2. : spermatiophore