Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

VAS DEFERENS

vas deferens: translation

sing.;pl.vasa deferentia.
1. A sperm duct leading away from a testis.
2.(ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta)
A duct carrying sperm from the male funnel to the male pore.

  1. vas deferens—vas deferens translationDuct in male passage of sperm from testis to penis [McLaughlin u].Ducts in males for passage of spermatozoa from testis to penis [Moore and McCorm...Crustacea glossary
  2. vas deferens—vas deferens translationa paired structure of the testes carrying sperm when joined as a genital sinus to the exterior between the urinary papilla and the anus...Dictionary of ichthyology