clasper

clasper

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English clasp
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English clasper

    From clasp + -er.

    Noun

    clasper (plural claspers)

    1. Anything that clasps.
    2. (zoology) Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation.
    3. (botany) The tendril of a plant.

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