HECTOCOTYLUS


Meaning of HECTOCOTYLUS in English

/hek'teuh kot"l euhs/ , n. , pl. hectocotyli /-kot"l uy'/ . Zool.

a modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female.

[ 1850-55; hecto- HECTO- + -cotylus kotýle cup ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .