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An intromittent organ is any external organ of a male organism that is specialized to deliver sperm during copulation.[1][2] Intromittent organs are found most often in terrestrial species, as most non-mammalian aquatic species fertilize their eggs externally, although there are exceptions. For many species in the animal kingdom, the male intromittent organ is a hallmark characteristic of internal fertilization.[3]
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