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Definition: SPERMATHECA |
SPERMATHECANoun1. A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa. |
Etymology: Spermatheca \Sper`ma*the"ca\, noun; plural Spermathec[ae]. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression seed case, or receptacle.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biology & Biotechnology | An organ of the femal reproductive system of many animals. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SPERMATHECA |
| English words defined with "SPERMATHECA": Seminal receptacle, Spermathecae. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Note the ocular seta in front of the eye, a V-shaped ridge on the mesopleuron, and a spermatheca which has a round unpigmented basal portion. Credit: CDC. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "SPERMATHECA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Danish | spermatheca (receptaculum seminalis), receptaculum seminalis (receptaculum seminalis). (various references) | ||||
French | spermathèque, récipient. (various references) | ||||
German | Spermatheca (receptaculum seminalis), Samentasche (receptaculum seminalis), Samenbehälter (seed case, seed cases), Receptaculum seminis (receptaculum seminalis). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ermathecaspay | ||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SPERMATHECA": spermathecae. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SPERMATHECA" (pronounced 'Sper`ma*the"ca'): Anasarca, Arctisca, Areca, Asarabacca, Attacca, Baraca, Barranca, Bibliotheca, Bocca, Chachalaca, Chica, Cloaca, Coca, Cuca, Dactylotheca, Fistuca, Formica, Glyptotheca, Gnathotheca, Hierotheca, Hippobosca, Inca, Lactuca, Lectica, lorica, malacca, Manca, Mattowacca, Mesotheca, mica, Mollusca, Musca, Myrica, Noctiluca, Oca, Ootheca, paca, Pataca, Perca, Phoca, Phytolacca, Pica, Pinacotheca, Plica, Podotheca, Polacca, Portulaca, Postfurca, Quica, Raca. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-h-m-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: metaphrase. | |
-2 letters: earthpeas, macerates, metaphase, racemates, rematches, repatches. | |
-3 letters: amreetas, asperate, casemate, cashmere, champers, chapters, cheapest, cheaters, cremates, earaches, earthpea, hectares, hetaeras, macerate, machetes, machrees, marchesa, marchese, matchers, patchers, peachers, preaches, preheats, racemate, recheats, schemata, separate, teachers, temperas, tracheae, tracheas. | |
-4 letters: acerate, aerates, aethers, amerces, amesace, amperes, amreeta, amtracs, apaches, camerae, cameras, campers, carates. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-e-h-m-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: spermathecae. | |
+5 letters: cinematographers, cinematographies. | |
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