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haptor

noun
hap·​tor | \ ˈhaptÉ™r also -ËŒtȯər\
plural -s

Definition of haptor

: an organ of attachment in a parasitic worm especially : a complex organ usually with multiple suckers and strong hooks on the posterior end of many monogenetic trematodes

Other Words from haptor

haptoral \ -​tÉ™rÉ™l \ adjective

History and Etymology for haptor

New Latin, from hapt- + -or

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