About The Word Clasper
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Clasper
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What's The Definition Of Clasper?Synonyms | Synonyms for Clasper: Related Terms | Find terms related to Clasper: See Also | Clasper In Webster's Dictionary \Clasp"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. ``The
claspers of vines.'' --Derham.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping
the female among many of the Crustacea.
(b) One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on
the anterior side of the ventral fins of sharks and
other elasmobranchs. See Illust. of {Chim[ae]ra}.
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