CLASPERS
\klˈaspəz], \klˈaspəz], \k_l_ˈa_s_p_ə_z]\
Definitions of CLASPERS
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Rod-like processes on the pelvic fins of certain male elasmobranchs; any modification of an organ or part to enable the two sexes to clasp one another; tendrils or climbing offshoots.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Middle English] Rod-like processes on pelvic fins of certain male elasmobranchs; outer gonapophyses of insects; valves or harpes of male Lepidoptera; any modification of an organ or part to enable the two sexes to clasp one another; tendrils or climbing shoots.
By J.H. Kenneth
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