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NECTOCALYX
Etymology
Noun
nectocalyx (plural nectocalyces)
(zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
(zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
Source: Wiktionary
Nec`to*ca"lyx, n.; pl. Nectocalyces. Etym: [NL., fr. gr. (Zoöl.) (a) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. (b) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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