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Webster 1913 Edition
Spermatheca
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Sperˊma-the′ca
,Noun.
pl.
Spermathecae
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. [NL., from Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] seed + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] case, or receptacle.]
(Zool.)
A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.