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Meaning of "spermatophore" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPERMATOPHORE

spermatophore  [ˈspɜːmətəʊˌfɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPERMATOPHORE

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Spermatophore is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPERMATOPHORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spermatophore

Spermatophore

A spermatophore or sperm ampulla is a capsule or mass created by males of various animal species, containing spermatozoa and transferred in entirety to the female's ovipore during copulation. It may contain nourishment for the female, in which case it is called a nuptial gift, as in the instance of bush crickets. In the case of the toxic moth Utetheisa ornatrix, the spermatophore includes sperm, nutrients, and pyrrolizidine alkaloids. PA plays an important role in preventing predation in Utetheisa ornatrix because it is poisonous to most organisms. However, in some species such as the Edith's Checkerspot butterfly, the "gift" provides little nutrient value. The spermatophore transferred at mating has little effect on female reproductive output. The alternative hypothesis of its usefulness is that the process of eating the spermatophore prevents the female from subsequent copulation, thereby giving the male's sperm more time to fertilize. Giant squid spermatophores...

Definition of spermatophore in the English dictionary

The definition of spermatophore in the dictionary is a capsule of spermatozoa extruded by some molluscs, crustaceans, annelids, and amphibians.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPERMATOPHORE


anthophore
ˈænθəʊˌfɔː
carrefour
ˈkærəˌfɔː
chromophore
ˈkrəʊməˌfɔː
fluorophore
ˈflʊərəʊˌfɔː
gametophore
ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfɔː
glucophore
ˈɡluːkəʊˌfɔː
gonophore
ˈɡɒnəʊˌfɔː
gynophore
ˈdʒaɪnəʊˌfɔː
hoped-for
ˈhʊptˌfɔː
hymenophore
haɪˈmiːnəʊˌfɔː
looked-for
ˈlʊktˌfɔː
melanophore
ˈmelənəʊˌfɔː
photophore
ˈfəʊtəˌfɔː
pneumatophore
njuːˈmætəʊˌfɔː
rhizophore
ˈraɪzəʊˌfɔː
semaphore
ˈsɛməˌfɔː
spirophore
ˈspaɪrəʊˌfɔː
sporophore
ˈspɔːrəʊˌfɔː
therefore
ˈðɛəˌfɔː
wherefore
ˈwɛəˌfɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPERMATOPHORE

spermatogeneses
spermatogenesis
spermatogenetic
spermatogenic
spermatogenous
spermatogeny
spermatogonia
spermatogonial
spermatogonium
spermatophoral
spermatophyte
spermatophytic
spermatorrhea
spermatorrhoea
spermatotheca
spermatothecae
spermatozoa
spermatozoal
spermatozoan
spermatozoic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPERMATOPHORE

aerophore
androgynophore
androphore
carpophore
chromatophore
conidiophore
ctenophore
ionophore
lophophore
mastigophore
nematophore
odontophore
odoriphore
ommatophore
phonophore
rhynchophore
shore
siphonophore
sporangiophore
trochophore

Synonyms and antonyms of spermatophore in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spermatophore» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPERMATOPHORE

Find out the translation of spermatophore to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spermatophore from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spermatophore» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精囊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espermatóforo
570 millions of speakers

English

spermatophore
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spermatophore
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محفظة منوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сперматофора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espermatóforos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spermatophore
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spermatophore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spermatophore
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spermatophore
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精包
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spermatophore
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spermatophore
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spermatophore
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spermatophore
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्मेटोफोअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spermatofor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spermatophore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spermatoforów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сперматофора
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spermatophore
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπερματοφόρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spermatophore
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spermatophore
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spermatofor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spermatophore

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPERMATOPHORE»

The term «spermatophore» is normally little used and occupies the 137.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPERMATOPHORE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spermatophore» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spermatophore» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spermatophore

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPERMATOPHORE»

Discover the use of spermatophore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spermatophore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians
Whatever initial advantage accrued to salamanders that produced spermatophores, it is clear that the evolution of the spermatophore has had a profound effect on the reproductive biology and social behavior of urodeles. One consequence ...
Kentwood D. Wells, 2010
2
Cricket Behavior and Neurobiology
Spennatophores All cricket males use spermatophores for insemination. For depletion a spermatophore is either attached to the female's genitalia, or it is held by the male and retained. In most species of Gryllinae a spermatophore consists of ...
Franz Huber, Thomas Edwin Moore, Werner Loher, 1989
3
Cockroaches: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History
In Periplaneta the spermatophore is not discharged until at least an hour from the beginning of copulation (Gupta, 1947). In N. cinerea, where copulation length is typically short, mating pairs detached after 10-12 min can be separated into ...
William J. Bell, Louis M. Roth, Christine A. Nalepa, 2007
4
Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates, Accessory Sex Glands
The spermatophore of P. novaezealandidae is composed of: (a) an elongated capsule containing the spermatozoa, embedded in a matrix; (b) a stalk supporting the capsule; (c) accessory ampulla reminiscent of previous connection between ...
K. G. Adiyodi, Rita G. Adiyodi, 1988
5
Sperm Competition and Its Evolutionary Consequences in the ...
The ejaculate transfer hypothesis suggests that male postcopulatory associations function in ensuring that the spermatophore remains attached long enough to facilitate complete sperm transfer (Gerhardt 1913). In the crickets Gryllus ...
Leigh W. Simmons, 2001
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Ticks: A Monograph of the Ixodoidea
The ventral surface of the female is found bathed with coxal secretion, the depression about the vulva has disappeared, and the collapsed spermatophore is found attached to the vulva with its neck pushed into the vagina. The whole process ...
‎1908
7
The Insects: Structure and Function
of the seminal vesicle, the sperm and seminal fluid, partly mixing with them to form the inner matrix of the spermatophore. The secretion from the lower parts of the accessory glands forms the outer matrix, and, finally, the secretions from the ...
R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas, 2013
8
The Biology of Centipedes
This is supported by their observation that the glands are most active in Cormocephalus when the centipede is courting and web spinning. The spermatophore Fabre (1855) was the first worker to describe the spermatophore of Scolopendra.
J. G. E. Lewis, 2007
9
The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals
... 309, 380, 381, 382, 384, 389, 392,412,415 Spermatogenic 175, 410, 415 Spermatogonia 175, 292, 380, 384, 410 Spermatogonial testes 380 Spermatophore 2, 3, 13, 50, 61, 127, 128, 129, 134, 136,137,138,151,167,198,201,202,204,207, ...
Janet Leonard, Alex Cordoba-Aguilar, 2010
10
The Encyclopedia of Land Invertebrate Behaviour
Male centipedes lack an intromittent organ and rely on depositing a spermatophore for the female to pick up. In the slender, soil- living geophilomorph centipedes, the two sexes meet head to tail and tap one another with their antennae and ...
Rod Preston-Mafham, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPERMATOPHORE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spermatophore is used in the context of the following news items.
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Butterflies Have an Extra Stomach Attached to Their Vaginas
The male butterflies, like many other insects, deliver their sperm inside a package called a spermatophore. This package can contain all kinds of goodies, such ... «Discover Magazine, May 15»
2
Male Butterflies Ejaculate, Female Butterflies Digest
She'll shunt the sperm into a specialized storage organ soon afterwards, but a big wad of gelatinous spermatophore proteins remains behind, clogging up much ... «Gizmodo, May 15»
3
Fertile hermit crabs turn shy
Spermatophore size and aerobic scope were related, but sperm amount was the one factor that was related to crab personality, the researchers report February ... «Science News, Feb 15»
4
Absurd Creature of the Week: Voracious Velvet Worm Ensnares …
Some Australian varieties, for instance, have “developed specialized head organs, with which the male can hold the spermatophore and put it into the female's ... «Wired, Aug 14»
5
Squid Lady Parts
Males help out by pre-packaging their sperm into complex needle-like structures called spermatophores. Each spermatophore can ejaculate (yes, independently ... «Science 2.0, Aug 14»
6
Explainer: What is a pseudoscorpion?
Males deposit a spermatophore – a package of sperm – on the substrate somewhere and the females must come in contact with that package in order for ... «Phys.Org, Apr 14»
7
Supplementary Movie S1
This video shows spermatophore consumption by female southern bottletail squid. This research was published in the journal Biology Letters in the paper: ... «YouTube, Jun 13»
8
The southern bottletail squid grows up to 6 inches in length and …
The males aim dozens of spermatophores, banana-shaped packages that carry spring-loaded squid sperm inside, toward the females' buccal cavity, which ... «LiveScience.com, Jun 13»
9
Zoologger: The tiny insect with the massive sperm
The male produces a single sperm that is almost as long as he is, wraps it in a package called a spermatophore, and sticks it on the female's abdomen. It's then ... «New Scientist, May 13»
10
Animal Sex: How Newts Do It
For insemination, males will deposit a sperm packet (called a spermatophore) onto a substrate in the water, such as a leaf, and then lead the female over it so ... «LiveScience.com, Apr 13»

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