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词汇 claspers
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Definition of claspers in English:

claspers

plural nounˈklɑːspəzˈklaspərz
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.

    〔动〕交合突,抱(持)器,鳍脚

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Note that the ‘rudimentary legs’ on some snakes are acknowledged as having a function during reproduction, as claspers during copulation.
    • The claspers are assumed to function in copulation.
    • In a further effort to identify our specimens, we examined the left and right claspers from one of the male specimens.
    • No specimens with male claspers, either fully or partially developed, were detected.
    • In males, the first two pairs of thoracic appendages are hooked and serve as claspers during mating.

Definition of claspers in US English:

claspers

plural nounˈklaspərz
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.

    〔动〕交合突,抱(持)器,鳍脚

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a further effort to identify our specimens, we examined the left and right claspers from one of the male specimens.
    • Note that the ‘rudimentary legs’ on some snakes are acknowledged as having a function during reproduction, as claspers during copulation.
    • No specimens with male claspers, either fully or partially developed, were detected.
    • In males, the first two pairs of thoracic appendages are hooked and serve as claspers during mating.
    • The claspers are assumed to function in copulation.
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