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plural of clasper n. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. n. One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea. n. One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on…

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  1. plural of clasper n. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. n. One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea. 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.