noun
- a person or thing that clasps.
- (in insects, fishes, crustaceans, etc.) one of the modified, usually paired organs or parts by which the male clasps the female during copulation.
pl n zoology
- a paired organ of male insects, used to clasp the female during copulation
- a paired organ of male sharks and related fish, used to assist the transfer of spermatozoa into the body of the female during copulation