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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPERMATHECA

Sper `ma *the "ca, n.; pl. Spermathecæ. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.

New American Oxford Dictionary

spermatheca

sper ma the ca |ˌspərməˈTHēkə ˌspərməˈθikə | ▶noun ( pl. spermathecae |-kē | ) Zoology (in a female or hermaphrodite invertebrate ) a receptacle in which sperm is stored after mating. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from late Latin sperma ‘sperm ’ + theca .

Oxford Dictionary

spermatheca

spermatheca |ˌspəːməˈθiːkə | ▶noun ( pl. spermathecae |-ˈθiːkiː | ) Zoology (in a female or hermaphrodite invertebrate ) a receptacle in which sperm is stored after mating. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from late Latin sperma ‘sperm ’ + theca .