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Definition: SPERMATOPHORE |
SPERMATOPHORENoun1. 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. 2. Same as Spermospore. |
Etymology: Spermatophore \Sper"ma*to*phore\, noun. [Spermato- Greek to bear.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: SPERMATOPHORE |
| English words defined with "SPERMATOPHORE": Spermophore. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "SPERMATOPHORE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | spermatofor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | spermatofoor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Spermatophor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | spermatoforo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ermatophorespay espermatóforo. (various references) bó sinh tinh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SPERMATOPHORE": spermatophores. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SPERMATOPHORE" (pronounced 'Sper"ma*to*phore'): Androphore, Anthophore, Blastophore, Carpophore, Chlamyphore, Chromatophore, Chromophore, Collophore, Ctenophore, Lophophore, Necrophore, Odontophore, Oophore, Photophore, Pneumatophore, Polyphore, Pterophore, Rheophore, Rhinophore, Rhynchophore, semaphore, siphonophore, Spermaphore, Spermophore, sporangiophore, sporophore. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-m-o-o-p-p-r-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: troposphere. | |
-3 letters: apostrophe, atmosphere, peashooter, preemptors. | |
-4 letters: ephorates, hamperers, heartsome, heartsore, homeports, metaphors, operators, orometers, pamperers, perorates, photomaps, preemptor, promoters, prompters, properest, semaphore, shampooer, tamperers, threapers. | |
-5 letters: apothems, emperors, ephorate, hamperer, homeport, hoopster, metaphor, oosphere, operates, operator, orometer, pamperer, pamperos, paperers, perorate, phorates, photomap, praetors, preempts, preheats, premorse, prepares, prepaste, preshape, prestamp, pretapes, promoter. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-m-o-o-p-p-r-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: spermatophores. | |
+4 letters: photopolarimeters. | |
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