Definition of clasper Clasper
clasp•er
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What does clasper mean?
Wiktionary 
- clasper (Noun)
Anything that clasps. - clasper (Noun)
Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- clasper (n.)
One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. - clasper (n.)
One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea. - clasper (n.)
One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on the anterior side of the ventral fins of sharks and other elasmobranchs. See Illust. of Chimaera.
