| 单词 | hectocotylus |
| 释义 | hectocotylus[ hek-tuh-kot-l-uhs ] / ˌhɛk təˈkɒt l əs / noun, plural hec·to·cot·y·li [hek-tuh-kot-l-ahy]. /ˌhɛk təˈkɒt lˌaɪ/. Zoology.a modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female. Origin of hectocotylus1850–55; <New Latin, equivalent to hecto-hecto- + -cotylus<Greek kotýlē cup Words nearby hectocotylusheckuva, hect-, hectare, hectic, hecto-, hectocotylus, hectogram, hectograph, hectoliter, hectolitre, hectometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hectocotylus
British Dictionary definitions for hectocotylushectocotylus / (ˌhɛktəʊˈkɒtɪləs) / noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)a tentacle in certain male cephalopod molluscs, such as the octopus, that is specialized for transferring spermatozoa to the female Word Origin for hectocotylusC19: New Latin, from hecto- + Greek kotulē cup Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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