SIPHONOPHORE

siphonophore

(noun) a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

siphonophore (plural siphonophores)

(zoology) Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

Source: Wiktionary


Si*phon"o*phore, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Siphonophora.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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