- om|mat|o|phore
- om|mat|o|phore «uh MAT uh fawr, -fohr», noun.a movable eyestalk, such as in certain snails.╂[< New Latin ommatophorus < Greek ómma, -atos eye + -phóros bearing < phérein to bear]
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sper|mat|o|phore — «spur MAT uh fr, SPUR muh tuh ; fohr», noun. a capsule or case containing many spermatozoa, produced by the male of many insects, mollks, annelids, and some vertebrate animals … Useful english dictionary
mat — ach·ro·mat; ach·ro·mat·ic; achro·mat·o·cyte; ac·ous·mat·ic; ac·ro·a·mat·ic; ac·ro·a·mat·ics; ac·ro·mon·o·gram·mat·ic; ag·al·mat·o·lite; ag·ro·cli·mat·ic; al·lo·chro·mat·ic; al·lo·se·mat·ic; amag·mat·ic; am·bly·chro·mat·ic; am·phi·sto·mat·ic;… … English syllables
pneu|ma|to|phore — «NOO muh toh fr, fohr; NYOO ; noo MAT uh , nyoo », noun. 1. a structure supposed to serve as a channel for air, arising from the roots of various trees that grow in swampy places in the tropics. 2. a hollow structure containing gas in certain… … Useful english dictionary
ommatophore — om·mat·o·phore … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
chromatophore — chro•mat•o•phore [[t]krəˈmæt əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. 1) zool. a cell containing pigment, esp. one that produces a temporary color, as in cuttlefishes 2) bot one of the colored plastids in plant cells • Etymology: 1860–65 chro•mat o•phor′ic ˈfɔr ɪk,… … From formal English to slang
Pneumatophore — Pneu*mat o*phore, n. [Pneumato + Gr. fe rein to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Pneumonophora. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
om — om·mas·tre·phes; om·ma·te·al; om·ma·te·um; om·ma·tid·i·al; om·ma·tid·i·um; om·ma·tin; om·mat·o·phore; om·mo·chrome; om·ne·i·ty; om·ni·bearing; om·ni·competence; om·ni·competent; om·ni·directional; om·ni·far·i·ous; om·nif·ic; om·nif·i·cence;… … English syllables
pneumatophore — pneu•mat•o•phore [[t]nʊˈmæt əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr, nyʊ [/t]] n. 1) bot a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ 2) zool. the air sac of a siphonophore, serving as a… … From formal English to slang
spermatophore — sper•mat•o•phore [[t]spɜrˈmæt əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. ent zool. a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
