[hek-tuh-kot-l-uh
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[-kot-l-ahy] . Zoology. | a modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female. |
| hec·to·cot·y·lus (hěk'tō-kŏt'l-əs) n. pl. hec·to·cot·y·li (-kŏt'l-ī') A modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods, such as the octopus, functioning as a reproductive organ in the transference of sperm to the mantle cavity of the female. [New Latin : hecto- + Greek kotulē, small cup.] |