coenosarc

coenosarc
\\ˈsēnəˌsärk, -en-, -nō-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: coen- + Greek sark-, sarx flesh — more at sarcasm
1. : the hollow living tube consisting of hydrocaulus and stolons that connects the zooids of a hydroid colony

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coenosarcal, coenosarcous, adj.
/see"neuh sahrk', sen"euh-/, n. Zool.
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
[1840-50; COENO- + Gk sark-, s. of sárx flesh]

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coenosarc /sēˈnō-särk/ (biology)
noun
The common tissue uniting the polyps of a coral or other colonial organisms
ORIGIN: Gr koinos common, and sarx flesh

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  • Coenosarc — C[oe]n o*sarc (? or ?), n. [Gr. koino s common + ?, ?, flesh.] (Zo[ o]l.) The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid. See {Hydroidea}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • coenosarc — coenosarcal, coenosarcous, adj. /see neuh sahrk , sen euh /, n. Zool. the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony. [1840 50; COENO + Gk sark , s. of sárx flesh] * * * …   Universalium

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