Japanese Meaning of hectocotylus

触手

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Definitions and Meaning of hectocotylus in English

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hectocotylus (n.)

One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.

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触手

One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sens

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hectocotylized => 雄性化, hectocotyli => ヘクトコティルス, hectically => 懸命に, hectic => 激しい, hectare => ヘクタール,