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[–] 6 points 1 year ago

Found only in males, the forehead rod—called a tenaculum—is the ghost sharks' only source of distinct teeth, and it seems to be used to grasp females in much the same way sharks use their toothy mouths in mating.

Tenaculum is the new word of the day!

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