spermateca

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin spermatheca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sper.maˈtɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Hyphenation: sper‧ma‧tè‧ca

Noun

spermateca f (plural spermateche)

1. (zoology) spermatheca

Further reading

• spermateca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana