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copulatory organ

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copulatory organ [′käp·yə·lə‚tȯr·ē ‚ȯr·gən]
(anatomy)
An organ employed by certain male animals for insemination.


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Growth of the petasma, the copulatory organ of male shrimp, was significantly affected by the parasite.
They are renowned for their rather large [male] copulatory organ," says Horne.
His anal fin is developed into a copulatory organ (the gonopodium) for internal fertilization, and ejaculates of sperm can be evacuated for sperm counting without harming the fish (30,31).
 
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