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claspernoun(zoology) Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation.
precopulanounprecopulatory behaviour (in male fish)
pterygopodiumnoun(anatomy) A modified part of the pelvic fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ
penis fencingnounA mating behaviour in many species of flatworm, such as Pseudobiceros hancockanus, in which each creature attempts to pierce the other's epidermis with an extendable stylet and thus inseminate it.
clawnounA curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
precoxanounA limb segment, proximal to a coxa, in some crustaceans
cockpaddlenounThe (male of the) lumpfish
pleopusnounAlternative spelling of pleopod. [(zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.]
parapodiumnoun(zoology) Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids.
spadixnoun(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.
epipodnoun(zoology) A small projection arising from the thoracic legs of a crustacean.
apseudomorphnounAny malacostracan crustacean of the suborder Apseudomorpha
uropodnoun(anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
signal crayfishnounAn American crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, having a large claw that it waves to attract a mate.
gonopodiumnoun(anatomy) A modified extremity, such as an anal fin, of certain types of livebearing fish and arthropods (most notably crustaceans and myriapods), which is used for reproduction.
amphioxusnounThe lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
pseudocopulanounSynonym of semicopula.
poditenoun(zoology) A limb of a crustacean when ambulatory.
basipoditenoun(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
pleopodnoun(zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.

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