Spermatophagy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spermatophagy is a noun meaning (biology) Phagocytosis of sperm cells.
Meaning
(biology) Phagocytosis of sperm cells.
More Meanings
- (entomology) Of certain beetles, the consumption of fruits or seeds.
- (Christianity) The idea promulgated by Georges Le Clément de Saint-Marcq that the Eucharist involved the consumption of sperm.
Example Sentences
The degree of carnivory/spermatophagy and preferences for food depend on the food choices available to a carabid.
Spermatophagy (or spermophagy) as used by bark beetle researchers denotes species breeding in seeds and the surrounding fruit tissues.
Seminal vesical pigment is thought to derive from cellular byproducts of nonviable sperm ingested by the seminal vesical epithelium (spermatophagy).
Spermatophagy, a rare habit of feeding on seeds or the outer layers of a fruit, is typified by species in the scolytid genus Poecilips (Coccotrypes).
Synonyms for spermatophagy
Depending on context, synonyms include spermophagy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spermatocytogenesis, spermatogeny, cytophagy, phagoptosis, heterophagy, microphagy.
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