ALL meanings of hectocotylus
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H h - noun hectocotylus A modified arm used by male octopuses and some other cephalopods to transfer sperm to the female. 1
- noun plural hectocotylus a modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female. 1
- noun hectocotylus (biology) A modified arm of any of several male cephalopods that functions as a reproductive organ by transfering sperm to the mantle of the female. 0
- noun hectocotylus a tentacle in certain male cephalopod molluscs, such as the octopus, that is specialized for transferring spermatozoa to the female 0
- noun hectocotylus a specific arm of a male octopus, cuttlefish, or other cephalopod, which becomes modified at sexual maturity so that it can transfer sperm to the female 0