Tentaculocyst
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tentaculocyst — see rhopalium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tentaculocyst — ten·tac·u·lo·cyst … English syllables
tentaculocyst — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ lō+ noun Etymology: New Latin tentaculum + o + English cyst : one of the sense organs situated on the margin of the umbrella of many jellyfishes, consisting of a greatly modified and reduced tentacle containing a cavity with… … Useful english dictionary
auditory tentacle — Tentaculocyst Ten*tac u*lo*cyst, n. [Tentaculum + cyst.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the auditory organs of certain medus[ae]; called also {auditory tentacle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhopalium — n.; pl. lia [Gr. rhopalon, club] (CNIDARIA) A hollow tentacle or sense organ with endodermal statoliths and rarely ocelli, that lay in each notch between the lappets at the end of a pedalium; lithostyle; statorhabd; tentaculocyst; statocyst;… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lithite — ˈliˌthīt noun ( s) Etymology: lith + ite : a calcareous concretion especially in a tentaculocyst or lithocyst * * * lithˈite noun A calcareous body secreted in an animal cell, esp with a sensory function • • • Main Entry: ↑lith … Useful english dictionary
