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eurytele

eurytele noun: a form of nematocyst shaft that is dilated at its extremity.

Noun

eurytele (plural euryteles)

  1. A form of nematocyst shaft that is dilated at its extremity.
    • She found that differences in size and structure of the holotriches separated Chrysaora from Dactylometra, and also that there were considerable differences between the euryteles of these species.1953, F. S. Russell, The Medusae of the British Isles, page 94

Forms of eurytele

pluraleuryteles

Questions about eurytele

What does eurytele mean?
Eurytele means a form of nematocyst shaft that is dilated at its extremity.
What part of speech is eurytele?
Eurytele is a noun.
What is the plural of eurytele?
The plural of eurytele is euryteles.

Words near eurytele in the dictionary

  1. eurysquilloids
  2. eurysternid
  3. eurysternids
  4. Eurystheus
  5. eurystomatous
  6. eurytele
  7. euryteles
  8. eurytherm
  9. eurythermal
  10. eurythermality
  11. eurythermia

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