Definition of spermatheca in English:

spermatheca

nounPlural spermathecae ˌspəːməˈθiːkəˌspərməˈTHēkə

Zoology

(in a female or hermaphrodite invertebrate) a receptacle in which sperm is stored after mating.
Example sentencesExamples
- Females were dissected and the spermathecae removed.
- We could ascribe unambiguously the content of each spermathecae to either of the two mates for only 12 females.
- The flexing of these muscles may act to pump sperm out of the spermatheca along with secretions from the spermathecal gland, which pass through the ramus and mix with the sperm.
- After dissection, the spermathecae were stored separately in alcohol for later DNA-microsatellite analysis.
- To ensure that we counted all sperm transferred, we assessed the number of sperm contained in both the inseminated spermatheca and the associated insemination ducts.

Origin

Early 19th century: from late Latin sperma 'sperm' + theca.

Definition of spermatheca in US English:

spermatheca

nounˌspərməˈTHēkə

Zoology

(in a female or hermaphrodite invertebrate) a receptacle in which sperm is stored after mating.
Example sentencesExamples
- After dissection, the spermathecae were stored separately in alcohol for later DNA-microsatellite analysis.
- We could ascribe unambiguously the content of each spermathecae to either of the two mates for only 12 females.
- To ensure that we counted all sperm transferred, we assessed the number of sperm contained in both the inseminated spermatheca and the associated insemination ducts.
- The flexing of these muscles may act to pump sperm out of the spermatheca along with secretions from the spermathecal gland, which pass through the ramus and mix with the sperm.
- Females were dissected and the spermathecae removed.

Origin

Early 19th century: from late Latin sperma ‘sperm’ + theca.

单词	spermatheca
释义	Definition of spermatheca in English: spermatheca nounPlural spermathecae ˌspəːməˈθiːkəˌspərməˈTHēkə Zoology (in a female or hermaphrodite invertebrate) a receptacle in which sperm is stored after mating. Example sentencesExamples Females were dissected and the spermathecae removed. We could ascribe unambiguously the content of each spermathecae to either of the two mates for only 12 females. The flexing of these muscles may act to pump sperm out of the spermatheca along with secretions from the spermathecal gland, which pass through the ramus and mix with the sperm. After dissection, the spermathecae were stored separately in alcohol for later DNA-microsatellite analysis. To ensure that we counted all sperm transferred, we assessed the number of sperm contained in both the inseminated spermatheca and the associated insemination ducts. Origin Early 19th century: from late Latin sperma 'sperm' + theca. Definition of spermatheca in US English: spermatheca nounˌspərməˈTHēkə Zoology (in a female or hermaphrodite invertebrate) a receptacle in which sperm is stored after mating. Example sentencesExamples After dissection, the spermathecae were stored separately in alcohol for later DNA-microsatellite analysis. We could ascribe unambiguously the content of each spermathecae to either of the two mates for only 12 females. To ensure that we counted all sperm transferred, we assessed the number of sperm contained in both the inseminated spermatheca and the associated insemination ducts. The flexing of these muscles may act to pump sperm out of the spermatheca along with secretions from the spermathecal gland, which pass through the ramus and mix with the sperm. Females were dissected and the spermathecae removed. Origin Early 19th century: from late Latin sperma ‘sperm’ + theca.
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