- siphonophore
- si·phono·phore
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siphonophore — [ sifɔnɔfɔr ] n. m. • 1841; de siphon et phore ♦ Zool. Méduse pélagique transparente dont le stolon assure la communication entre individus de la colonie flottante. ● siphonophore nom masculin Nom d ordre donné à des colonies marines flottantes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Siphonophore — Si*phon o*phore, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the {Siphonophora}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
siphonophore — [sī′fə nə fôr΄, sī fän′əfôr΄] n. [< Gr siphōn, tube + PHORE] any of an order (Siphonophora) of small, transparent, often colored, swimming or floating sea hydrozoans composed of several kinds of polyps and including the Portuguese man of war … English World dictionary
Siphonophore — Siphonophorae Siphonophore … Wikipédia en Français
siphonophore — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek siphōn + pherein to carry more at bear Date: circa 1842 any of an order (Siphonophora) of compound free swimming or floating pelagic hydrozoans that are mostly delicate, transparent, and colored and have… … New Collegiate Dictionary
siphonophore — siphonophorous /suy feuh nof euhr euhs/, adj. /suy feuh neuh fawr , fohr , suy fon euh /, n. any pelagic hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, being a floating or swimming colony composed of polyps. [1835 45; < NL Siphonophora name of the order … Universalium
siphonophore — noun Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophora, that float or swim as colonies of polyps … Wiktionary
Siphonophore — Si|pho|no|pho|re, die; , n <meist Pl.> [zu griech phorós = tragend]: Staatsqualle … Universal-Lexikon
siphonophore — si·pho·no·phore sī fän ə .fō(ə)r, sī fə nə , .fȯ(ə)r n any of an order (Siphonophora) of compound free swimming or floating pelagic hydrozoans see PORTUGUESE MAN OF WAR … Medical dictionary
siphonophore — (si fo no fo r ) adj. Synonyme de siphonifère. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, siphon, et du grec, qui porte … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Siphonophore — Si|pho|no|pho|re 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Zool.〉 Staatsqualle [Etym.: <Siphon + …phor1] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
