SIPHONOPHORE

Meaning of SIPHONOPHORE in English

[si.pho.no.phore] n [ultim. fr. Gk siphon + pherein to carry--more at bear] (1883): any of an order (Siphonophora) of compound free-swimming or floating pelagic hydrozoans that are mostly delicate, transparent, and colored and have specialized zooids

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SIPHONOPHORE — noun see: bear Date: circa 1842 any of an order (Siphonophora) of compound free-swimming or floating pelagic hydrozoans that are …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIPHONOPHORE — noun see siphonophora
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIPHONOPHORE — (n.) One of the Siphonophora.
Английский словарь Webster
SIPHONOPHORE — ( n. ) One of the Siphonophora.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIPHONOPHORE — — siphonophorous /suy'feuh nof"euhr euhs/ , adj. /suy"feuh neuh fawr', -fohr', suy fon"euh-/ , n. any pelagic hydrozoan of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIPHONOPHORE — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek siphōn + pherein to carry — more at bear Date: circa 1842 : any of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIPHONOPHORE — noun one of the siphonophora.
Webster English vocab
SIPHONOPHORE — [ sʌɪ'fɒnəfɔ: ] ■ noun Zoology a colonial marine coelenterate of the order Siphonophora, having a float or swimming bell …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIPHONOPHORE — siphonophore BrE AmE saɪ ˈfɒn ə fɔː ˈsɪf ə n ə- AmE \ -ˈfɑːn ə fɔːr -foʊr ▷ siphonophore|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIPHONOPHORE — n. any usu. translucent marine hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, e.g. the Portuguese man-of-war. [Gk siphono- (as SIPHON, -PHORE)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIPHONOPHORE — n. any usu. translucent marine hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, e.g. the Portuguese man-of-war. [ Gk siphono- (as SIPHON, -PHORE) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIPHONOPHORE — n. any usu. translucent marine hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, e.g. the Portuguese man-of-war. Etymology: Gk siphono- (as SIPHON, -PHORE)
Oxford English vocab
SIPHONOPHORE — n. Pronunciation: s ī - ' fä-n ə - ˌ fo ̇ r, ' s ī -f ə -n ə …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SIPHONOPHORO — siphono·phoro (-nó-) n [Zool.] siphonophore
Interlingua English vocab
PNEUMATOPHORE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1859 a muscular gas-containing sac that serves as a float on a siphonophore colony, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JELLYFISH — noun Date: 1841 1. a free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing form of a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BELL — I. ˈbel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English belle, from Old English;akin to Middle Low German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIPHONOSOME — sīˈfänəˌsōm, ˈsīfənəˌs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: siphon- + -some : the part of the stock of a siphonophore bearing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIPHONANTH — ˈsīfəˌnan(t)th noun ( -s ) Etymology: back-formation from obsolete English siphonanthous of or belonging to the siphonophoran suborder Siphonanthae, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA NETTLE — noun : a stinging jellyfish (as a siphonophore)
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYPITE — ˈpäləˌpīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: polyp + -ite 1. : one of the zooids of a coral, hydroid, or …
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PNEUMATOPHORE — ˈn(y)üməd.əˌfō(ə)r, n(y)üˈmad.əˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pneumat- + -phore 1. : a muscular gas-containing sac that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHYSOPHORE — ˈfīsəˌfō(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Physophorae : a siphonophore of the suborder Physophorida
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHRONIMA — ˈfränəmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phronimos sane, sensible; probably akin to Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEMATOZOOID — |neməd.ə, nə̇|mad.ə+ noun Etymology: nemat- + zooid : a defensive zooid in a hydroid or siphonophore
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NECTOCALYX — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from nect- + calyx : a swimming bell of a siphonophore
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JELLYFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : any of various usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproducing form of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPOUND JELLYFISH — noun : siphonophore ; especially : a siphonophore with more than one swimming bell
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYPITE — (n.) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian.
Английский словарь Webster
PNEUMATOCYST — (n.) A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving as a float, as in Physalia.
Английский словарь Webster
PHYSOGRADE — (n.) Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float, as the Physalia.
Английский словарь Webster
POLYPITE — ( n. ) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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