clasper

English

Etymology

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.

Derived terms

• claspered
• pseudoclasper

 

Anagrams

• carpels, craples, parcels, placers, reclasp, scalper