Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Spermatheca"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spermatheca \Sper`ma*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Spermathec[ae]}. [NL.,
from Gr. ???? seed + ???? case, or receptacle.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of
insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and
retain the spermatozoa.
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