spermary
noun
an organ in which spermatozoa are generated; testis.
spermaries
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pluralof spermary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The spermaries take the form of small mound-shaped projections on the surface of the column.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
Individuals that bear eggs have not yet been found in India in natural conditions, although males with functional spermaries are not uncommon at the approach of the hot weather.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
Ovaries and spermaries have not been found on the same individual.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
Their color is brightest and deepest before the spawning season, but as this advances, and the ovaries and spermaries are emptied, they grow paler, retaining at last only a faint pink tint.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
A decided worm feature is the fact that they are hermaphrodites, each individual having ovaries and spermaries, as is the case with many worms.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
