Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterospermic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-eros-per-mic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing a mixture of semen from two or more male animals

Example Sentences

"After 48 hours, female animals were artificially inseminated with a heterospermic pool of semen from male animals of the same line to randomize male effect."

Etymology

From hetero- + -spermic.

Frequently Paired Words

homospermic

Questions

What does heterospermic mean?: Containing a mixture of semen from two or more male animals
Where does heterospermic come from?: From hetero- + -spermic.

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