tentaculozooid

tentaculozooid
n. [L. tentaculum, feeler; Gr. zoon, animal; eidos, form]
(CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa)
A modified polyp in the form of a single tentacle, usually found at the outermost part of the colony; a protective zooid; see tentaculozooid, gastrozooid.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • tentaculozooid — ten·tac·u·lo·zooid …   English syllables

  • tentaculozooid —  ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷lō+ noun Etymology: New Latin tentaculum + o + English zooid : a zooid of a colonial polyp that is adapted to act as a tentacle …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • protective polyp — see dactylozooid, tentaculozooid …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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