English Explanatory Dictionary

pneumatocyst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sac or other structure containing air and used for flotation by a marine organism, chiefly used in reference to those of kelps and siphonophores.

Word forms

pneumatocyst pneumatocysts

Etymology

From pneumato- + cyst.

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