claspers
clasp ers |ˈklaspərz ˈklæspərz | ▶plural noun Zoology a pair of appendages under the abdomen of a male shark or ray, or at the end of the abdomen of a male insect, used to hold the female during copulation. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from clasp .
clasp ¦ers |ˈklɑːspəz | ▶plural noun Zoology a pair of appendages under the abdomen of a male shark or ray, or at the end of the abdomen of a male insect, used to hold the female during copulation.