Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spur-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, spur-muh-tuh-]
- /spɜrˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈspɜr mə tə-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spur-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, spur-muh-tuh-]
- /spɜrˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈspɜr mə tə-/
Definitions of spermatophore word
- noun spermatophore a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female. 1
- noun spermatophore a capsule of spermatozoa extruded by some molluscs, crustaceans, annelids, and amphibians 0
- noun spermatophore a case or capsule containing a number of spermatozoa, expelled whole by the male of certain animals, as in many copepods or leeches 0
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Origin of spermatophore
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; spermato- + -phore
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Parts of speech for Spermatophore
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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spermatophore popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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