ˈgänəˌfō(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gon- + -phore
1. : a sporophyll-bearing prolongation of the axis
2. : a reproductive zooid of a hydroid colony representing the free-swimming medusa stage but differing from a medusa in remaining attached to the hydroid stock — see sporosac
• gon·o·phor·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fȯrik adjective
• go·noph·o·rous gōˈnäf(ə)rəs adjective