spermatophylax

Etymology

From spermato- + phylax.

spermatophylax means A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects during copulation Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects during copulation“Male decorated crickets Gryllodes sigillatus transfer a spermatophore to the female during copulation that is composed of an edible gift, the spermatophylax, and the ampulla that contains the ejaculate.”