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Hectocotylus facts for kids

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A hectocotylus is a modified arm used to by male cephalopods to put sperm on females.

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    Georges Cuvier's original illustration of an octopus hectocotylus, which he named Hectocotyle octopodis

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hectocotylus para niños

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