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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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