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polyzoary
polyzoary Zool. (pɒlɪˈzəʊərɪ) Also in Lat. form polyzoarium (ˌpɒlɪzəʊˈɛərɪəm), pl. -ia. [ad. mod.L. polyzōārium, f. Polyzoa + -arium, -ary1.] The polypary or polypidom of a colony of Polyzoa, or the colony as a whole.1856 Gosse Man. Marine Zool. II. 5 The entire assemblage of cells springing from on...
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invertile
inˈvertile, a. rare. [f. L. invertĕre to invert: see -ile. (Cf. retractile.)] Capable of being turned inside out.1856 Gosse Marine Zool. ii. 18 Polyzoary plant-like, horny, tubular..the extremity flexible and invertile.
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membranaceo-
membranaceo- (ˌmɛmbrəˈneɪʃɪəʊ) taken as combining form of membranaceous.1854 Busk Catal. Mar. Polyzoa Brit. Mus. ii. 55 Polyzoary membranaceo-calcareous or calcareous. 1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 3 Thallus membranaceo-lobate.
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zoarium
‖ zoarium Zool. (zəʊˈɛərɪəm) Pl. zoaria (-ɪə). [mod.L., in form ad. Gr. ζωάριον, dim. of ζῷον animal, but taken as if f. ζῷον + -arium: cf. polyzoary.] The common supporting structure of a colony of polyps, or the colony or compound organism as a whole (esp. in the Polyzoa or moss-animalcules): = po...
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internode
internode (ˈɪntənəʊd) [ad. L. internōdium (see below).] 1. Bot. That part of a stem or branch intervening between two of the nodes or knots from which the leaves arise.1667 Phil. Trans. II. 486 Canes, so big, that they can make as many Barrels of them, as they have internodes or Joynts. 1727 Bradley...
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cœnœcium
‖ cœnœcium Zool. (siːˈniːʃ(ɪ)əm) [mod.L. f. Gr. κοιν-ός common + οἶκος house.] The common dermal system of a colony of Polyzoa; a polypary.1872 Nicholson Palæont. 192 The only element of the Polyzoa with which the palæontologist is concerned is the external investment of the colony—the ‘cœnœcium’ or...
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