Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clasper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: clasper
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that clasps.

noun

Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation.

noun

The tendril of a plant.

Etymology

Etymology tree English clasp Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clasper From clasp + -er.

Inflected Forms

claspers (plural)

Derived Forms

claspered pseudoclasper

Questions

What does clasper mean?: Anything that clasps.
Where does clasper come from?: Etymology tree English clasp Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clasper From clasp + -er.

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