spermatodactyl

Term: spermatodactyl

Literally meaning: “sperm finger”

Origin: Anc Greek

σπέρμα(=seed) > σπείρω/spearo (=disperse)

+δάκτυλος/dactylos(=finger) > δείκτης/deictes(=index finger) 

Coined/History

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Definition

Spermatodactyl is a digit-like process of the chelicera in order for sperm transfer from the male gonopore to the female.