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A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.

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  1. n. A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.
  2. A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.
  3. A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs ofinsects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retainthe spermatozoa.
  4. n. A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.