ˈhärpəˌgō noun
( plural harpago·nes ˌhärpəˈgōˌnēz)
Etymology: New Latin harpagon-, harpago, from Latin, grappling iron, irregular from Greek harpagē hook, rake
: an element of the male copulatory apparatus of many insects that forms part of a clasper ; especially : a modified stylus of the ninth segment forming one lateral half of a clasper — usually used in plural