- siphonozooid
- si·pho·no·zooid
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siphonozooid
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siphonozooid — n. [Gr. siphon, tube; zoon, animal; eidos, form] (CNIDARIA: Anthozoa) A small, modified polyp with reduced or lacking tentacles, having a well developed siphonoglyph to propel water through the canal system of the colony … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
siphonozooid — |sīfənə+ noun Etymology: siphon + zooid : one of various degenerate zooids of some alcyonarians supposed to serve to regulate the water supply of the colony … Useful english dictionary
Xeniidae — Xenia sp. Systematik Stamm: Nesseltiere (Cnidaria) Klasse: Blumentiere (Anthozoa) … Deutsch Wikipedia
sea pen — any of several colonial coelenterates of the genus Pennatula and related genera, having the shape of a fleshy feather. [1755 65] * * * ▪ invertebrate any of the 300 species of the order Pennatulacea, colonial invertebrate marine animals of… … Universalium
σιφωνοζωίδιο — το, Ν βιολ. μικρός τροποποιημένος πολύποδας χωρίς πλοκάμους ο οποίος χρησιμεύει στη μεταφορά νερού μέσω τού γαστραγγειακού συστήματος μερικών μαλακών κοραλλιών. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. siphonozooid < σίφωνας + ζώον + κατάλ. ίδιο] … Dictionary of Greek
autozooid — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at auto I+| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: aut + zooid : a fully formed alcyonarian zooid as distinguished from a siphonozooid … Useful english dictionary
siphon- — combining form or siphono also siphoni Etymology: New Latin, from Greek siphōn , siphōno , from siphōn 1. : siphon … Useful english dictionary
