palpon

palpon
\\ˈpalˌpän\ noun (-s)
Etymology: probably from palp (II) + siphon
: a hollow dactylozooid of some siphonophores that resembles a tentacle

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  • palpon — see dactylozooid …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • palpon — pal·pon …   English syllables

  • dactylozooid — n. [Gr. daktylos, finger; zoon, animal] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) In colonial hydrozoans, a hydroid modified for protection and the capture of prey; protective polyp, zooid or machozooid; a hydrocyst; a palpon; see tentaculozooid, gastrozooid …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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