TROPHOSOME


Meaning of TROPHOSOME in English

/trof"euh sohm', troh"feuh-/ , n. Zool.

1. an organ in deep-sea tube worms that is colonized by bacteria supplying the host worm with food and energy.

2. a similar organ in other marine worms.

[ 1865-70; TROPHO- + -SOME 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .