spermatheca

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌspɜːməˈθiːkə/

名詞

(anatomy) A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.

日本語の意味

一部の雌性無脊椎動物（例：昆虫）の生殖器内に存在し、精子を蓄えておくための小さな嚢、すなわち受精前に精子の保存を行う器官

英語の意味

(anatomy) A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.

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During dissection, the entomologist carefully removed the spermatheca to study how long it can store viable sperm in the female beetle.

解剖の際、昆虫学者は雌の甲虫の貯精嚢を慎重に取り出して、それがどのくらいの間生存可能な精子を貯蔵できるかを調べた。

詳細

意味（1）

(anatomy) A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.

spermathecas （ plural ）

spermathecae （ plural ）