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spermatophore

sper·mat·o·phore
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spur-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, spur-muh-tuh-]
    • /spɜrˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈspɜr mə tə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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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