The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
phanerocodonic — adj. [Gr. phaneros, visible; kodon, bell] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) Of or pertaining to detached and free swimming medusa of a hydroid colony … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phanerocodonic — phan·er·o·co·don·ic … English syllables
phanerocodonic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kō|dänik adjective Etymology: phaner + Greek kōdōn bell + English ic : developing an umbrella and becoming detached used of the sexual zooids of hydroids; compare adelocodonic … Useful english dictionary
Adelocodonic — A*del o*co*don ic, a. [Gr. ? invisible + ? a bell.] (Zo[ o]l.) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to {phanerocodonic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adelocodonic — adjective Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic … Wiktionary
adelocodonic — ə|dēləkə|dänik, |adəl(ˌ)ōk adjective Etymology: adel + Greek kōdōn bell + English ic zoology : remaining attached and developing no umbrella used of sexual zooids of certain hydroids; opposed to phanerocodonic … Useful english dictionary
