Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spermatophylax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sper-mato-phy-lax
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects during copulation

Example Sentences

"Male decorated crickets Gryllodes sigillatus transfer a spermatophore to the female during copulation that is composed of an edible gift, the spermatophylax, and the ampulla that contains the ejaculate."

Etymology

From spermato- + phylax.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: spermato

Inflected Forms

spermatophylaxes (plural)

Questions

What does spermatophylax mean?: A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects during copulation
Where does spermatophylax come from?: From spermato- + phylax.

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