Hectocotylus Definition

hĕktō-kŏtl-əs
hectocotyli
noun
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hectocotylus

Noun

Singular:
hectocotylus
Plural:
hectocotyli

Origin of Hectocotylus

  • New Latin hecto– Greek kotulē small cup

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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