| 释义 |
hec·to·cot·y·lus
\-ələs\ noun
(plural hectocoty·li \-əlˌī\)
Etymology: New Latin, from hect- + -cotylus (from Greek kotylē cup, anything hollow) — more at kettle
: a modified arm of a male cephalopod that is specially and variously adapted to effect the fertilization of the eggs; especially : an arm that in argonauts and some octopods receives the spermatophores, is inserted into the female mantle cavity, and then is broken free from the body of the male |