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  1. 1. n. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea. Source: opted
  3. 3. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. 1. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. "The claspers of vines." Derham. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea. (b) 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 Chimæra. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 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. Source: ecdict

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