siphonoglyph
Meanings
noun
- A longitudinal flagellated chamber found in most cnidarians in the classes Scyphozoa and Anthozoa, extending from the mouth towards the coelenteron (body cavity).
Word forms
Etymology
From siphono- (“tube”) + Ancient Greek γλῠφή (glŭphḗ, “carving”).
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