love dart

Noun

A calcareous spicule that a gastropod mollusc drives into the body wall of its partner prior to copulation.

Japanese Meaning

交尾前に、腹足類（例：カタツムリ）が交尾相手の体壁に打ち込むために用いる、石灰質の針状の構造。

During courtship, the snail deliberately drove its love dart into the partner's mantle before mating.

求愛中、そのカタツムリは交尾の前に相手の体壁に突き刺す石灰質の棘を意図的に相手の外套膜に差し込んだ。

Sense（1）

A calcareous spicule that a gastropod mollusc drives into the body wall of its partner prior to copulation.

love darts

（ plural ）