SIPHONOPHORE


Meaning of SIPHONOPHORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sī-ˈfä-nə-ˌfȯr, ˈsī-fə-nə- ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek siphōn + pherein to carry — more at bear

Date: circa 1842

: any of an order (Siphonophora) of compound free-swimming or floating pelagic hydrozoans that are mostly delicate, transparent, and colored and have specialized zooids

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