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Hectocotyli

UK
/ˌhɛktəˈkəʊtɪlaɪ/
US
/ˌhɛktəˈkɑːtɪlaɪ/
ru

Translation hectocotyli into russian

hectocotylus
Noun
hectocotyli pl
raiting
hectocotylus
hectocotyli pl
The hectocotylus is a specialized arm used by some cephalopods for reproduction.
Гектокотиль - это специализированная рука, используемая некоторыми головоногими для размножения.

Definitions

hectocotylus
Noun
raiting
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.