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pneu|ma|to|phore
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 hydrozoans, serving as a float.
[< Greek pneûma, -atos wind, breath + English -phore]

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