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Definition of Spermatophore

1. n. Same as Spermospore.

Definition of Spermatophore

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Spermatophore

1. 1. Same as Spermospore. 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. Origin: Spermato- + Gr. To bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Literary usage of Spermatophore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Invertebrate Zoology: For Laboratories and Seaside Work by William Keith Brooks (1882)
"The spermatophore. The seminal receptacle usually contains a ... The arrangement of the parts of the spermatophore varies somewhat in different species, ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"A freshly deposited spermatophore of Triton viridescens was obtained and kept in water; ... Eleven hours from the time the spermatophore was deposited, ..."

3. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"A part of one of the following sections, showing the base of the spermatophore and the spermatozoa issuing from it. The arrows show the direction of ..."

4. Scientific Memoirs: Selected from the Transactions of Foreign Academies of by Arthur Henfrey, Thomas Henry Huxley (1853)
"Removed from the flask the spermatophore has the shape of a powder-horn, ... The spermatophore itself is formed by a very solid membrane, ..."

5. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1879)
"On the Capreolus (of Lister) or the spermatophore of some of the Indian species of the ... spermatophore ..."

6. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1906)
"Each spermatophore consists of an elastic tube invaginated into itself ; the deeper part of the invagination constitutes the spermatic reservoir, ..."

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