harpago
noun
har·pa·go
ˈhärpəˌgō
plural harpagones
ˌhärpəˈgōˌnēz
: an element of the male copulatory apparatus of many insects that forms part of a clasper
especially : a modified stylus of the ninth segment forming one lateral half of a clasper —usually used in plural
Word History
Etymology
New Latin harpagon-, harpago, from Latin, grappling iron, irregular from Greek harpagē hook, rake