clasper

English

Etymology

clasp +‎ -er

Noun

clasper (plural claspers)

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

Anagrams

carpels, craples, parcels, placers, reclasp, scalper

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