"clasper" meaning in All languages combined

See clasper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: claspers [plural]
Etymology: From clasp + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clasp|er|id2=agent noun}} clasp + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} clasper (plural claspers)
  1. Anything that clasps.
    Sense id: en-clasper-en-noun-lrXPPa1y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 40 21
  2. (zoology) Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-clasper-en-noun-JJIEpifU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 41 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 40 21 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (botany) The tendril of a plant. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-clasper-en-noun-sdYHxET5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 40 21 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: claspered, pseudoclasper

Inflected forms

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