tocospermia

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tocospermia (noun; Greek tokos, birth; sperma, seed): 1. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) A type of sperm transfer by the male chelicera (gonopod), to the female vagina

See also: podospermia. 2. (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) The direct transfer of spermatophores to the female vagina by the male gonopod.