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Definition of Spermathecae

Spermathecae
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.

Meaning of Spermathecae from wikipedia

- The ****theca (pronounced /spərməˈθiːkə/ pl.: ****thecae /spərməˈθiːsiː/), also called receptaculum seminis (pl.: receptacula seminis), is an organ...
- eggs. ****thecae store sperm for varying periods of time and, along with portions of the oviducts, can control sperm use. The ducts and ****thecae are...
- insects consist of a pair of ovaries, accessory glands, one or more ****thecae to store sperm, and ducts connecting these parts. The ovaries are made...
- consists of a single genital opening, leading to two seminal receptacles (****thecae) in which females store sperm. In the more advanced arrangement ("entelegyne")...
- by male salamandrids to produce ****top****s and the females lack ****thecae for sperm storage. Despite this, the eggs are laid singly, a behaviour...
- ****ual cannibalism while mating. After mating, sperm is stored in the ****thecae, organs of the female reproductive tract, and can be used up to two years...
- by looking at a cast exuvia for epiandrous fusillae or ****thecae. Females possess ****thecae, except for the species Sickius longibulbi and Encyocratella...
- with as many as ten or more different males, storing the sperm in their ****thecae. In Cardiocondyla elegans, workers may transport newly emerged queens...
- in ****thecae ("sperm stores") and then the ****ellum produces a cocoon that collects ova from the ovaries and then sperm from the ****thecae. Fertilization...
- ****top**** to enter the female tract and reach the sperm storage organ (****thecae) within the fertilization pouch-****thecal complex. Variability (polymorphism)...