Dictionary of ichthyology

COMPLEMENTAL MALE

complemental male: translation

the small, usually degenerate (except for gonads) male which lives attached to the female, e.g. some Ceratioidei. Also and less preferably called parasitic male

  1. complemental male—complemental male translationDwarf male...Crustacea glossary
  2. complemental male—complemental male translation In certain annelids and barnacles a small male that inhabits the same area occupied by a hermaphroditic form....Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
  3. complemental male—дополнительный самец...Англо-русский геологический словарь