spermary

American

[spur-muh-ree] / ˈspɜr mə ri /

noun

an organ in which spermatozoa are generated; testis.

spermary British

/ ˈspɜːmərɪ /

noun

any organ in which spermatozoa are produced, esp a testis

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Noun Inflected Forms

spermaries

plural

Etymology

Origin of spermary

1860–65; < New Latin spermārium, equivalent to Late Latin sperm ( a ) sperm ¹ + -ārium -ary

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The one nearer to the mouth end is the spermary and that near the attached end is the ovary.

From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic

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