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Definition of: spermatheca
(spûr′mə·thē′kə) noun plural ·cae (-sē) Zool.
A receptacle for receiving and retaining spermatozoa in the females of many invertebrates, as insects, worms, and mollusks. [<L sperma a seed + THECA]
—sper′·ma·the′cal (-thē′kəl) adjective
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