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Hectocotyli
Hectocotylus Hec`to*cot"y*lus, n.; pl. Hectocotyli. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a hundred + ? a hollow vessel.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.
Hectocotylized
Hectocotylized Hec`to*cot"y*lized, a. (Zo["o]l.) Changed into a hectocotylus; having a hectocotylis.
Hectocotylus
Hectocotylus Hec`to*cot"y*lus, n.; pl. Hectocotyli. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a hundred + ? a hollow vessel.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.

Meaning of Hectocotyl from wikipedia

- other animals, or he may wrench it off and present it to the female. The hectocotyl arm was first described in Aristotle's biological works. Although Aristotle...
- cephalopods such as the octopus and paper nautilus. His description of the hectocotyl arm of cephalopods, used in ****ual reproduction, was widely disbelieved...
- that are modified into hectocotyli. However, most deep-sea squid lack hectocotyl arms and have longer ****es; Ancistrocheiridae and Cranchiinae are exceptions...
- it does so also when alarmed." Aristotle noted that the octopus had a hectocotyl arm and suggested it might be used in ****ual reproduction. This claim...
- D'Arcy Thompson's illustration of the octopus's hectocotyl arm in a page of his 1910 translation...
- nautilus. He reported that fishermen had ****erted that the octopus’s hectocotyl arm was used in ****ual reproduction. He admitted its use in mating 'only...
- (cuttlefish) and the paper nautilus (Argonauta argo). His description of the hectocotyl arm, used in ****ual reproduction, was widely disbelieved until its rediscovery...
- heteromorphic arms and some arms with hectocotyl thaht have modified papillae or suckers. One arm possesses an hectocotyl. The color varies from brown to nearly...