introsperm

English

Noun

introsperm (uncountable)

1. In aquatically reproducing species, sperm that is not released into the water.
   • 1991, Barrie G. M. Jamieson, Fish Evolution and Systematics:

     Aquasperm contrast with intemally fertilizing sperm which do not enter the water, for which these authors have proposed the term introsperm.

Coordinate terms

• aquasperm