CLASPERS

Meaning of CLASPERS in English

■ plural noun Zoology a pair of appendages under the abdomen of a male shark or ray, or at the end of the abdomen of a male insect, used to hold the female during copulation.

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CHIMERA — or chimaera Any of the 28 species of ancient fishes constituting the subclass Holocephali (class Chondrichthyes), found in temperate to …
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TENACULUM — tə̇ˈnakyələm noun ( plural tenacu·la -ələ ; or tenaculums ) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, instrument for holding, from …
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TELEOSTOMI — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈästəˌmī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tele- (II) + -stomi : a class or sometimes a subclass …
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PLEUROPTERYGII — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrijēˌī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -pterygii : a subclass or order of small primitive …
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INSECTA — ə̇nˈsektə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, plural of insectum insect 1. in former classifications : a …
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HARPES — ˈhärˌpēz noun plural Etymology: New Latin harpe (singular), from Greek harpē sickle; akin to Greek harpagē hook, rake : the …
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VINE — (n.) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or …
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VINE — ( n. ) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the …
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VINE — — vineless , adj. — vinelike , adj. /vuyn/ , n. 1. any plant having a long, slender stem that …
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VINE — noun any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. 2. vine ·noun hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender …
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RAY — any of the cartilaginous fishes of the order Batoidei, related to sharks and placed with them in the class Chondrichthyes …
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DRAGONFLY
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DAMSELFLY — (suborder Zygoptera) any of a group of predatory, aerial insects closely related to and often collectively called dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera). …
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CHONDRICHTHIAN — any fish that is a member of the class Chondrichthyes (or Selachii). The chondrichthians, or cartilaginous fishes, include the sharks, …
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CHIMAERA — also spelled chimera, also called ghost shark any of numerous cartilaginous fishes related to sharks and rays in the class …
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CHIMERA — n. or chimaera Any of the 28 species of ancient fishes constituting the subclass Holocephali (class Chondrichthyes), found in temperate …
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LOOPER — A caterpillar belonging to the family Geometridae. Loopers have only one pair of abdominal prolegs (besides the terminal claspers). They …
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