• (n.) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ. • (n.) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. • (n.) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. • (n.) One of the zooids of certain Sip...
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Nec`to·ca'lyx noun ;
plural Nectocalyces . [ New Latin , from Greek ... swimming + ... a calyx.]
(Zoology) (a) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.
(b) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential ...
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nectocalyx 1. One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ. 2. The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. 3. A modified medusiform adapted for swimming purposes found as part of a siphonophore colony.
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