DOLIOLUM

doliolum

(noun) free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Do*li"o*lum, n. Etym: [L. doliolum a small cask.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate generations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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