Definitions For Hectocotylus

Noun

HECTOCOTYLUS (plural hectocotyli) (zoology) A modified arm of any of several male cephalopods that functions as a reproductive organ by transferring sperm to the mantle of the female. from 19th c.

Derived terms

hectocotylize, hectocotylise hectocotylized, hectocotylised

Etymology

From , corresponding to hecto + .

Is Hectocotylus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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22
Words with Friends
24

The word Hectocotylus is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends

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