-ˌsōm noun
( -s )
Etymology: troph- + -some
1. : the nutritive zooids of a hydroid — compare gonosome
2. : a storage organ in an adult mermithid worm consisting of the fat-filled syncytial remains of the intestine
-ˌsōm noun
( -s )
Etymology: troph- + -some
1. : the nutritive zooids of a hydroid — compare gonosome
2. : a storage organ in an adult mermithid worm consisting of the fat-filled syncytial remains of the intestine
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012