Sperm a to phil us (sperm a to fil us)

[NL. (Wagler, 1830), emended from Spermophilus.] Same as Spermophilus. spermatophoral (spèr-ma-tof'ō-ral), a. [ thread-cell of a cælenterate, though the object attained is not urtication or nettling, but a seminal emi ion and con sequent impregnation of the female. A spermatophore some complex than that of very commonly found in several cla es of invertebrates. sperm a toph or ous (sper-ma-tof'ō-rus), a. [As spermatophore + -ous.] Bearing or conveying seed, sperm, or spermatozoa; spermatogenous; seminiferous; specifically, bearing sperm as a spermatophore; of or pertaining to a spermatophore; spermatophoral.