ˌkāləˈkäfərə, -al- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from calyc- + -phora
: a suborder of Siphonophora containing forms having a long stem with the zooids arranged along it and one or more swimming bells but no air sac near its upper end
• ca·ly·coph·o·ran | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rən adjective or noun
• ca·ly·co·phore ˈ ̷ ̷lə̇kəˌfō(ə)r noun -s