Assertion: squid's arm | /r/Synonym | hectocotylus
Facets:
value: to transfer sperm
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The male octopus uses a specialized arm called a hectocotylus to transfer sperm to the mantle cavity of a receptive female.
text: The penis in most male Coleoidea is a long and muscular end of the vas deferens (tube for sperms) used to transfer spermatophores (sperm packages) to a modified arm called a hectocotylus.
text: The male octopus uses an arm called ‘hectocotylus’ to carry spermatophores from the terminal organ of the reproductive tract into the female’s mantle cavity.