ˌthēkəˈsōməd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from thec- + -somata
in some classifications : a division of Pteropoda comprising pteropods with a shell — compare gymnosomata
• the·co·so·ma·tous -d.əs adjective
ˌthēkəˈsōməd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from thec- + -somata
in some classifications : a division of Pteropoda comprising pteropods with a shell — compare gymnosomata
• the·co·so·ma·tous -d.əs adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012