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spermatheca
a small sac or cavity in female or hermaphroditic invertebrates used to store sperm for fertilizing eggs, as in the queen bee. -
spermatocyte
a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids. -
spermatogenesis
the origin and development of spermatozoa. -
spermatogenous
producing spermatozoa. -
spermatogonium
one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes. -
spermatophore
a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.