claspers

British  

/ ˈklɑːspəz /

plural noun

1. a paired organ of male insects, used to clasp the female during copulation

2. a paired organ of male sharks and related fish, used to assist the transfer of spermatozoa into the body of the female during copulation

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Example Sentences

Dermal denticles, including the ones on the spotted ratfish's pelvic claspers, do not have a dental lamina.

From Science Daily

Spotted ratfish also use pelvic claspers for mating, similar to many other cartilaginous fish.

From Science Daily

But apart from the denticles on their pelvic claspers, spotted ratfish are largely smooth-skinned.

From Science Daily

Its development aligns instead with the pelvic claspers, suggesting that the migrant tissue is now regulated by other networks.

From Science Daily

Claspers can be found in shrimp, aquatic insects and even sharks—and, crucially, trilobites’ modern analogues, horseshoe crabs.

From Scientific American