introsperm

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noun

In aquatically reproducing species, sperm that is not released into the water.

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Meanings

nounintrosperm (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn aquatically reproducing species, sperm that is not released into the water.

    Aquasperm contrast with intemally fertilizing sperm which do not enter the water, for which these authors have proposed the term introsperm.

    1991, Barrie G. M. Jamieson, Fish Evolution and Systematics
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introsperm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introsperm

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Chicago

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