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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Spermatophore

· Sper·ma·to·phore · IPA
01 n. Same as Spermospore.
  1. 1.
    Same as Spermospore.(Physiol.) See: Spermospore
  2. 2.
    A capsule or pocket inclosing a number of spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In cephalopods the structure of the capsule is very complex.(Zool.)