"autosperm" meaning in All languages combined

See autosperm on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: autosperms [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + sperm. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|sperm}} auto- + sperm Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autosperm (countable and uncountable, plural autosperms)
  1. (biology) Sperm that has been produced endogenously. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: allosperm

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From auto- + sperm.",
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          "ref": "1998, Tim R. Birkhead, Anders Pape Møller, Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection, →ISBN, page 237:",
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        {
          "ref": "2000, Robert T. Dillon, The Ecology of Freshwater Molluscs, →ISBN, page 80:",
          "text": "They seem to have mechanisms that favour fertilization by allosperm (donated by a partner) over autosperm (produced endogenously).",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Gregory A. Lewbart, Invertebrate Medicine, →ISBN, page 101:",
          "text": "During copulation, the penis deposits the autosperm (which now become allosperm) into the vaginal channel of the distal hermaphroditic duct of another animal. The allosperm then travel to the spermatotheca.",
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        "(biology) Sperm that has been produced endogenously."
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          "type": "quote"
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