— vibracular , adj. — vibraculoid , adj.
/vuy brak"yeuh leuhm/ , n. , pl. vibracula /-leuh/ .
any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.
[ 1850-55; vibra ( re ) to shake + -culum -CULE 2 ]