VIBRACULUM
Noun
vibraculum (plural vibracula)
A long, whiplike, modified zooid on the surface of certain colonies of bryozoa
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*brac"u*lum, n.; pl. Vibracula. Etym: [NL., dim. from L. vibrare to vibrate.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the movable, slender, spinelike organs or parts with which certain bryozoans are furnished. They are regarded as specially modified zooids, of nearly the same nature as Avicularia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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