What is a small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa called?
spermatheca — A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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