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What is a spermatophore?

What is a spermatophore? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biology) A spermospore.
  2. (zoology) A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans.
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Shortly after she stops feeding on the gland, the female reaches back, removes the spermatophore, and eats it, thus preventing the transfer of any remaining sperm.
He then maneuvers the female so that her genital opening contacts the spermatophore.
However, in some species, females use male traits to predict spermatophore quality.
Within 1 hr, the resulting spirally coiled, gelatinous spermatophore has been transferred to the female.
If I tried to use the word spermatophore in general conversation, I would definitely regret it.
After the completion of copulation, the number of eupyrene sperm bundles in a spermatophore gradually decreased.

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