- dactylozooid
- dac·ty·lo·zooid
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dactylozooid
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dactylozooid — dac tyl*o*zo oid (d[a^]k t[i^]*l[ o]*z[=o] oid), n. [Gr. da ktylos finger + E. zooid.] (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See {Siphonophora}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dactylozooid — n. [Gr. daktylos, finger; zoon, animal] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) In colonial hydrozoans, a hydroid modified for protection and the capture of prey; protective polyp, zooid or machozooid; a hydrocyst; a palpon; see tentaculozooid, gastrozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dactylozooid — |daktə(ˌ)lō, tələ+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dactyl + zooid : a tentacular mouthless zooid in certain hydrozoans that performs tactile and protective functions for the colony … Useful english dictionary
Portuguese Man o' War — This article is about the marine invertebrate. For other uses, see Man O War (disambiguation). Portuguese Man o War Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cyston — n. [Gr. kystis, bladder] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A colony dactylozooid modified for excretory function … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dactylopore — n. [Gr. daktylos, finger; poros, passage] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) An opening in the coenosteum of a milleporinan coral for a dactylozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
gastrozooid — n. [Gr. gaster, stomach; zoon, animal] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) In some colonial cnidarians, a hydroid modified for feeding and digestion, also called siphons; in most species, they fulfill the defensive functions of the colony; see dactylozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hydrocyst — see dactylozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
machozooid — see dactylozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
nematozooid — n. [Gr. nema, thread; zoon, animal; eidos, form] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A defense polyp; machozooid; dactylozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
