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Definition of Clasper
1. n. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril.
Definition of Clasper
1. Noun. Anything that clasps ¹
2. Noun. (biology) Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clasper
1. one that clasps [n -S] - See also: clasps
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clasper
Literary usage of Clasper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1888)
"... clasper and spinose penis sheath. plate which is invisible from above. ...
side piece and clasper ; the supra-anal plates are very similar to those of ..."
2. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1903)
"The genitalic structure is most like that in walkeri, but lacks the accessory
basal clasper and the tip of the harpe is entirely different in shape, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"For instance, according to clasper, dinner is to be at noon, with nly a light
tea afterwards, and no supper. Then a ountry walk of four or five miles is to ..."
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