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hectocotylus

Silabificación: (hec·to·cot·y·lus)

Pronunciación: /ˌhektōˈkätl-əs/

Definición de hectocotylus

noun (plural hectocotyli /-ˈkätlˌī/)

Zoology

a modified arm used by male octopuses and some other cephalopods to transfer sperm to the female.

Origin:

mid 19th century: modern Latin, from hecto- 'hundred' + Greek kotulē 'hollow thing', a name given by Cuvier to what he mistakenly took to be a genus of parasitic worms