Hectocotylus
Übersetzung von "hectocotylus" ins Russisch
hectocotylus
SubstantivUK
/ˌhɛktəˈkəʊtɪləs/
US
/ˌhɛktəˈkɑːtɪləs/
hectocotylus
hectocotyli Pl.
hectocotyluses Pl.
The hectocotylus is a specialized arm used by some cephalopods for reproduction.
Гектокотиль - это специализированная рука, используемая некоторыми головоногими для размножения.
Definitionen
hectocotylus
SubstantivUK
/ˌhɛktəˈkəʊtɪləs/
US
/ˌhɛktəˈkɑːtɪləs/
A specialized arm of certain male cephalopods, such as octopuses and squids, used to transfer sperm to the female during reproduction.
The male octopus used its hectocotylus to pass sperm packets to the female during mating.