tentaculozooid
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tentaculozooid — n. [L. tentaculum, feeler; Gr. zoon, animal; eidos, form] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A modified polyp in the form of a single tentacle, usually found at the outermost part of the colony; a protective zooid; see tentaculozooid, gastrozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tentaculozooid — ten·tac·u·lo·zooid … 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
protective polyp — see dactylozooid, tentaculozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
