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| hec·to·cot·y·lus [ hèktō kótt'ləss ] (plural hec·to·cot·y·li [ hèktō kótt'lī ]) |
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specialized tentacle: a tentacle with which male octopuses and related mollusks transfer sperm to the female during mating
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< French hecto- (see hecto-) + Greek kotulē "cup, something hollow"] |
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