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Meaning of "clasper" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CLASPER

ˈklɑːspə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLASPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clasper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLASPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clasper

In biology, a clasper is a male anatomical structure found in some groups of animals, used in mating. Male cartilaginous fish have claspers formed from the posterior portion of their pelvic fin which serve as intromittent organs used to channel semen into the female's cloaca during mating. The act of mating in some fish including sharks usually includes one of the claspers raised to allow water into the siphon through a specific orifice. The clasper is then inserted into the cloaca, where it opens like an umbrella to anchor its position. The siphon then begins to contract expelling water and sperm. Male chimaeras have cephalic claspers on their heads, which are thought to aid in holding the female during mating. In entomology, it is a structure in male insects that is used to hold the female during copulation.

Definition of clasper in the English dictionary

The first definition of clasper in the dictionary is a person or thing that clasps. Other definition of clasper is either of a pair of male insect organs, used to clasp the female during copulation. Clasper is also either of a pair of organs of male sharks and related fish, used to assist the transfer of spermatozoa into the body of the female during copulation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLASPER

asper · Caspar · chutzpah · crisper · Gaspar · gasper · grasper · hutzpah · jasper · lisper · prosper · rasper · ROSPA · vespa · vesper · whisper

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLASPER

clash · clasher · clashingly · clasp · clasp knife · clasp knives · claspers · class · class A drug · class act · class action · class B drug · class background · class bias · class C drug · class conflict · class consciousness · class distinction · class interval · class list

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLASPER

cooper · copper · developer · Egyptian jasper · good and proper · Harper · hyper · newspaper · paper · pepper · per · proper · skyscraper · sniper · spiritus asper · stage whisper · super · the grim reaper · upper · wallpaper

Synonyms and antonyms of clasper in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «clasper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLASPER

Find out the translation of clasper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clasper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clasper» in English.
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1,325 millions of speakers
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570 millions of speakers
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clasper
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clasper
380 millions of speakers
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clasper
280 millions of speakers
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Clasper
278 millions of speakers
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clasper
270 millions of speakers
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clasper
260 millions of speakers
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ptérygopode
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Clasper
190 millions of speakers
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clasper
180 millions of speakers
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把握器
130 millions of speakers
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clasper
85 millions of speakers
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Clasper
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clasper
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clasper
75 millions of speakers
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ताठरता
75 millions of speakers
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clasper
70 millions of speakers
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clasper
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clasper
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Clasper
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clasper
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clasper
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loot
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Clasper
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Clasper
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clasper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLASPER»

Discover the use of clasper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clasper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue ...
Clasper claws: ln parascylliid orectoloboids, a longitudinal row of large anterolateral^ directed claw-like denticles on the dorsolateral surface of the clasper glans, supported by the terminal ventral. Clasper dactyl: ln parascylliid orectoloboids, ...
Leonard J. V. Compagno, 2001
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Ryan's Ballistic Trauma: A Practical Guide
This book is essential reading for pre-hospital care providers and nurses working in the emergency room, as well as military surgeons and medical and nursing staff on deployment in regions of conflict.
Adam J. Brooks, Jon Clasper, Mark Midwinter, 2011
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Drosophila: A Guide to Species Identification and Use
76 – Anal plate lacks thick, elongate black setae; secondary clasper elongate and ovoid, with one large, curved medial seta (Figure 3.57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. kanapiae Bock & Wheeler – Single dark seta present on anal plate; ...
Therese A. Markow, Patrick O'Grady, 2005
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Biology of Skates
6 Wet mount of clasper gland secretion (a). With the skin and muscle layer removed from its ventral surface, the clasper gland can be viewed as an elongated tissue with a longitudinal groove extending the entire length of the gland (b).
David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, 2008
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Quantum Invariants: A Study of Knots, 3-manifolds, and Their ...
where the band implies some bundle of strands of K and other edges of the clasper. Here, a disc-leaf is a leaf bounding a disc intersecting K at previsely one point. Surgery along a tree clasper on a knot in 53 results in another knot in S3, ...
Tomotada Ohtsuki, 2002
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Reef Sharks and Rays of the World
Before mating, the clasper is rotated into position (its direction varies depending on the mating posture of the species) and inserted into the female's cloaca. In most sharks and rays only one clasper is inserted at a time; however, there are a  ...
Scott W. Michael, 2005
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Management Techniques for Elasmobranch Fisheries
Clasper length measurements in males have been used to estimate the size at maturity because there is a known correlation between the development of secondary sex characters and the reproductive organs and maturity. Clasper length is ...
John A. Musick, Ramón Bonfil, 2005
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Dictionary of Insect Morphology:
L. -» Fistula fixed process of clasper, processus forcipis: the immobile process of the clasper in the male genital organ of Siphonapter dorsal lobe of the fixed process of clasper, processus forcipis dorsalis: the immobile upper lobular part of the ...
L. Zombori, 1999
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Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes
Ventral Dorsal Clasper gland Papillae Clasper gland sac Apopyle Apopyle Clasper groove Ventral terminal cartilage Hypopyle Rhipidion Sad 1 cm forced from the papillae into the surrounding clasper gland sac. Contraction of the clasper ...
William C. Hamlett, 1999
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Aquatic Insects of California: With Keys to North American ...
Clasper, at most, directed only slightly dorsad 2 2. Apex of clasper decidedly emarginate, forming a distinct projection 3 — Apex of clasper with no projection 4 3. Apical emargination of clasper forming a ventral, fingerlike projection (fig.
Robert Leslie Usinger, 1956

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLASPER»

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Dunston champion rower Harry Clasper to be celebrated in new book
Memories of world class Tyneside rower Harry Clasper will be brought back to life in a new book. Author and rowing expert Christopher Dodd ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
2
The kinky secret sex lives of sharks
The male inserts his clasper into the female's cloaca — the urinary/reproductive opening — and deposits his sperm, along with some sea water. «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Rowing expert heads to South Tyneside to give talk on sport
“It also tells the story of Tynesiders like the Geordie rowing hero Harry Clasper, Matt Taylor and Bob Bagnall who revolutionized the design and ... «Shields Gazette, Jul 15»
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Neighborhood News
New directors approved were Erik Christiansen, Lee Clasper-Torch, Emily Spitzman, Mark Tracy and Karina Holyoak Wood. Providence Police ... «Eastsidemonthly, Jul 15»
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REVIEW: Hadaway Harry, North East Maritime Trust's boathouse in …
Thanks to Ed Waugh's excellent script we get a feel of Harry Clasper's life from his birth in 1812 during the Napoleonic wars through the ... «Shields Gazette, Jun 15»
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The San Francisco Deets | ALA 2015
... moderated by Emily Clasper, system operations and training manager for New York's Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Library technology ... «Library Journal, Jun 15»
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Peter Vicary-Smith interview: Which? chief on why he has the …
It turns out Mike Clasper – now chairman of Which? –recruited him from university to join consumer goods group Procter & Gamble, although ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
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Dunston sports star Harry Clasper commemorated in new play by Ed …
Harry Clasper the first North East sporting superstar, is to be remembered in a new play that will open before a sell-out audience at South ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
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WATCH: Mini documentary celebrates life of legendary rower Harry …
The history of champion Tyneside rower Harry Clasper has been brought to life in a short film ahead of a play marking his achievements. «Shields Gazette, Jun 15»
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Textile group Coats celebrates colourful 125-year history
Chairman Mike Clasper said: 'The business has successfully reinvented itself over the last decade in order to meet the changing needs of our ... «This is Money, Jun 15»
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