spermi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. spermiducal adj. Brit.

/ˌspəːmᵻˈdjuːkl/,

/ˌspəːmᵻˈdʒuːkl/, U.S.

/ˌspərməˈd(j)uk(ə)l/.

irregular combining form of Latin sperma sperm n., as in spermiˈducal adj., ˈspermiduct n. (= spermaduct n.)., spermifiˈcation n., † sperˈmigerous adj. Obsolete

1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 106 I shall only mention five;..Chylification, Sanguification, Assimulation, Lactification, and Spermification.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals v. 240 They frequently play the part of oviducts and spermiducts.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals viii. 481 (note) In the common Oyster the genital cæca..are found to be either almost all ovigerous or almost all spermigerous.

1897 Proc. Zool. Soc. 343 The spermiducal glands are long and coiled.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spermi-
释义	spermi-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. spermiducal adj. Brit. /ˌspəːmᵻˈdjuːkl/, /ˌspəːmᵻˈdʒuːkl/, U.S. /ˌspərməˈd(j)uk(ə)l/. irregular combining form of Latin sperma sperm n., as in spermiˈducal adj., ˈspermiduct n. (= spermaduct n.)., spermifiˈcation n., † sperˈmigerous adj. Obsolete Π 1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 106 I shall only mention five;..Chylification, Sanguification, Assimulation, Lactification, and Spermification. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals v. 240 They frequently play the part of oviducts and spermiducts. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals viii. 481 (note) In the common Oyster the genital cæca..are found to be either almost all ovigerous or almost all spermigerous. 1897 Proc. Zool. Soc. 343 The spermiducal glands are long and coiled. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1666
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