Examples of clasper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The discovery of clasper limbs in a fossil suggests that some species of the ancient arthropods reproduced much like modern horseshoe crabs. — New York Times, 6 May 2022 The structure and placement of these clasper-like appendages on the trilobite are slightly different from those of living horseshoe crabs. — New York Times, 6 May 2022 Male sharks internally fertilize females with one of their two sperm-transfer organs, called claspers. — National Geographic, 27 May 2017 Claspers are penis-like organs male sharks use to transfer seminal fluid into the vent of a female. — National Geographic, 14 Jan. 2017 In some species, the claspers are held in place by spiny projections. — National Geographic, 14 Jan. 2017 In males the pelvic claspers, used in mating, glow. — David Gruber, National Geographic, 25 Apr. 2016 See More

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