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PRONUNCIATION OF CLASPERS

claspers  [ˈklɑːspəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLASPERS

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Claspers 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 CLASPERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

claspers

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 claspers in the English dictionary

The definition of claspers in the dictionary is a paired organ of male insects, used to clasp the female during copulation. Other definition of claspers is a paired organ 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 CLASPERS


calipers
ˈkælɪpəz
callipers
ˈkælɪpəz
capers
ˈkeɪpəz
champers
ˈʃæmpəz
choppers
ˈtʃɒpəz
clippers
ˈklɪpəz
endpapers
ˈɛndpeɪpəz
jeepers
ˈdʒiːpəz ˈkriːpəz
jodhpurs
ˈdʒɒdpəz
nippers
ˈnɪpəz
pampas
ˈpæmpəz
papers
ˈpeɪpəz
paratroopers
ˈpærəˌtruːpəz
peepers
ˈpiːpəz
rompers
ˈrɒmpəz
vespers
ˈvɛspəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLASPERS

clash
clasher
clashingly
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clasp knives
clasper
class
class A drug
class act
class action
class B drug
class background
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class C drug
class conflict
class consciousness
class distinction
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CLASPERS

adoption papers
call-up papers
case papers
Chinese whispers
finders keepers
Gompers
hair clippers
hedge clippers
identification papers
identity papers
Jaspers
jeepers creepers
lampers
nail clippers
naturalization papers
Pickwick Papers
quality papers
Sicilian Vespers
walking papers
working papers

Synonyms and antonyms of claspers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «claspers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLASPERS

Find out the translation of claspers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of claspers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «claspers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

claspers
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

claspers
570 millions of speakers

English

claspers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

claspers
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

claspers
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клещей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

claspers
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

claspers
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ptérygopodes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Claspers
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

claspers
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

claspers
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

claspers
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Claspers
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

claspers
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

claspers
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लॅस्परस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

claspers
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pterigopodi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

claspers
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кліщів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carligi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγκίστρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

claspers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

claspers
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of claspers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASPERS»

The term «claspers» is normally little used and occupies the 146.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASPERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about claspers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLASPERS»

Discover the use of claspers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to claspers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, Second Edition
4.2.4 Secondary Sexual Characteristics Males and females are sexually dimorphic, and males possess several secondary sexual structures, including a frontal tenaculum, paired prepelvic tenacula, and paired pelvic claspers. Juvenile males ...
Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, Michael R. Heithaus, 2012
2
Indian Pipunculids (Diptera: Pipunculidae): A Comprehensive ...
A. Wing; B. Hind tibia; C. Male terminalia (d.v.); D. Claspers (d.v.); E. Aedeagal basal plates with aedeagus and ejaculatory apodeme. Fig. 12. Tomosvaryella dehraduniensis sp.n. — A. Wing; B. Antenna; C. Claspers (d.v.); D. Claspers (v.v.) ; ...
Vijay Chandra Kapoor, Jasjit Singh Grewal, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, 1987
3
Damselflies of Alberta: Flying Neon Toothpicks in the Grass
Then it is the alkali bluet, Enallagma clausum (but be sure to check the shape ofthe claspers as well). (from 19) Do the upper claspers, when viewed from the side, look like mittens, with a thumblike projection? Then it is the northern bluet, ...
John Acorn, 2004
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Drosophila: A Guide to Species Identification and Use
59 – Primary and secondary claspers present (Figure 3.43) . . . . . . . . . . ananassae subgroup (in part), 60 59. – Sex combs with two transverse rows (one or two basal, two or three distal teeth) on basitarsus, two or three rows (zero to one basal; ...
Therese A. Markow, Patrick O'Grady, 2005
5
krishna's Chordata
Claspers : The male fish contains three types of claspers. There is a single club- shaped frontal or cephalic clasper on the dorsal surface of the head. A pair of anterior claspers lie in shallow glandular pouches in front of the pelvic fins, and a  ...
Dr. M. C. Bhatnagar, Dr. Geeta Bansal
6
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
:male with his forelegs when he got close, /hereupon the female raised legs I and opened her angs. Males have claspers on their forelegs which rere used to clasp the female's fangs. The female ccame passive as soon as the male clasped ...
7
The Major Insect Pests of the Rice Plant: Proceedings
According to him, species vary slightly in the shape of the apices of the tylus and juga of the head and in the relative length of the antennal joints, but they are most readily distinguished by the structure of the male genital claspers.
‎1967
8
Biology and Management of Rice Insects
338 339 Abdominal tergites solid color; hemelytra dark black except the costal margins above the membrane; claspers (Fig. 641) with truncated apices and reaching well beyond pygophore; paraclypeae short, thick basally and pointed at  ...
9
Derham's Physico and Astro Theology: Or, A Demonstration of ...
Claspers are of a compounded nature, between that of a root and a trunk. Their use is sometimes for support only ; as in the claspers of vines, briony, &c. whole branches being long, slender, and fragile, would fall by their own weight, and ...
William Derham, 1786
10
Physico-Theology ...
as Crutches to their feeble Bodies :-Some by their odd convolving Faculty, by twisting themselves like' a Screw about others ; some advancing themselves^ by catching and holding with their curious Claspers and Tendrels, equivalent to the  ...
William Derham, 1723

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLASPERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term claspers is used in the context of the following news items.
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The kinky secret sex lives of sharks
They're called claspers — and yes, Burgess says, a male shark has two of them: one on each side of his body. But he uses only one at a time, ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
The Reasons Why Scientists Get Angry at Shark Week
... position themselves before inserting their sex organs, known as claspers, which is why adult female specimens are often much more scarred ... «Washingtonian.com, Jul 15»
3
Insect imposter
The caterpillars of geometrid moths have no prolegs, just the true legs and claspers. To move along, they have to bend themselves into a loop ... «New Scientist, Jun 15»
4
Why Tyneside champion oarsman Harry Clasper is worth a statue
As champs of the Tyne, the Claspers looked to London and invited a top Thames crew to the North East for a match. The Londoners won easily ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
5
Rowing champ Harry Clasper's family pull together to launch play …
The Claspers, aged between 16 and 91, met for a talk by South Shields playwright Ed Waugh, who is taking his play on tour later this month. «Shields Gazette, Jun 15»
6
A Millions-Strong Horde of Flies Descends Upon a Canadian City
... emergences can get so huge they're visible on radar, and coat cars and buildings with squirming carpets of legs, wings, and genital claspers. «CityLab, May 15»
7
The Mysterious Evolution of Shark Penis: Blame Sonic the …
(Photo : Flickr: Rusty Clark) Developed claspers, as seen on this ... researchers determined that claspers start to form in males during a late ... «Nature World News, May 15»
8
Here's Why Sharks Have Two Penises
Cartilaginous fishes, like sharks and rays, are blessed with something called “claspers,” dual sperm-releasing tubes jutting from their pelvic fins. «Gizmodo, May 15»
9
How shark 'penises' evolved
How did animals like sharks and skates evolve claspers—paired penislike organs found on male pelvic fins—like the ones seen on the male ... «Science /AAAS, Apr 15»
10
Extremely Rare Deep-Water Pocket Shark Caught in Gulf of Mexico
Pelvic fins small and triangular and paired claspers not firm and do not extend past pelvic fin inner margins. Anal fin absent,” Dr Grace and his ... «Sci-News.com, Apr 15»

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