sperm of fishes
1squid — /skwid/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) squid, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) squids. any of several ten armed cephalopods, as of the genera Loligo and Ommastrephes, having a slender body and a pair of rounded or triangular caudal… …
2SQUID — /skwid/, n. superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain. [1965 70] * * * Any of nearly 400 species of 10 armed cephalopods, found in both… …
3Elasmobranchii — Taxobox name = Elasmobranchii (rays and sharks) image width = 250px image caption = Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis = Elasmobranchii subclassis authority =… …
4roe — n. 1. Roebuck (Capreolus Caprooe). 2. Spawn of fishes, sperm of fishes …
5spent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of spenden to spend Date: 15th century 1. a. used up ; consumed b. exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose < spent nuclear fuel > 2. drained… …
6salmine — ˈsalˌmēn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary salm (from New Latin Salmo) + ine : a protamine obtained from the sperm of fishes of the genus Salmo and used chiefly in the form of its sulfat …
7reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …
8Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… …
9reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… …
10animal development — Introduction the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by …
