nematozooid

nematozooid
n. [Gr. nema, thread; zoon, animal; eidos, form]
(CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa)
A defense polyp; machozooid; dactylozooid.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • nematozooid — nem·a·to·zooid …   English syllables

  • nematozooid — |neməd.ə, nə̇|mad.ə+ noun Etymology: nemat + zooid : a defensive zooid in a hydroid or siphonophore …   Useful english dictionary

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