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SPERMATOPHORE [2 records]

Record 1 1997-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Sac sécrété par le mâle et qui renferme un lot de spermatozoides, et capté par la femelle pour la fécondation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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Record 2 1987-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Animal Reproduction
DEF

A compact mass or packet of spermatozoa which is transferred to the female, as in various invertebrates (crustaceans, snails, squids, leeches, insects, mites) and some vertebrates (salamanders).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Reproduction des animaux
DEF

Capsule renfermant des spermatozoïdes en paquet, chez les Céphalopodes et les Gastéropodes pulmonés.

OBS

«spermathèque» : Ce terme s'emploie le plus souvent dans un sens voisin mais différent (équiv. anglais: spermatheca). L'emploi de ce terme dans le sens de "spermatophore" porterait à confusion.

Spanish

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