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fixosessile

fixosessile noun: an organism that attaches firmly (fixes) to a surface (sessile), forming permanent, immobile colonies or individuals, like certain corals, brachiopods, or rotifers that anchor themselves to rocks or plants.

Noun

fixosessile (plural fixosessiles)

  1. An organism that attaches firmly (fixes) to a surface (sessile), forming permanent, immobile colonies or individuals, like certain corals, brachiopods, or rotifers that anchor themselves to rocks or plants.
    • the transition of fixosessile rock dwellers back to soft substrates has resulted in fast and drastic morphological changes1983, Seilacher, A., “Constructional morphology of bivalves: evolutionary pathways in primary versus secondary soft-bottom dwellers [twenty-fourth annual address, delivered 10 March 1983]”, in The...
    • In central Kentucky, this bentonite occurs in the peritidal Tyrone Formation and overlies a widespread, flat, hardground/firmground surface that experienced sediment starvation for periods long enough to support colonies of the fixosessile tabulate coral, Phytopsis cellulosum.2023, Frank Ettensohn, “LATE ORDOVICIAN TRACE FOSSILS LEFT BY FIXOSESSILE CORAL COLONIES AT A PRE-BENTONITE DIASTEM, CENTRAL KENTUCKY, USA”, in The Geological Society of America, archived from the...

Forms of fixosessile

pluralfixosessiles

Origin of fixosessile

From fix + -o- + sessile.

Questions about fixosessile

What does fixosessile mean?
Fixosessile means an organism that attaches firmly (fixes) to a surface (sessile), forming permanent, immobile colonies or individuals, like certain corals, brachiopods, or rotifers that anchor themselves to rocks or plants.
What part of speech is fixosessile?
Fixosessile is a noun.
What is the plural of fixosessile?
The plural of fixosessile is fixosessiles.

Words near fixosessile in the dictionary

  1. fixly
  2. fixme
  3. fixmes
  4. fixna
  5. fixolide
  6. fixosessile
  7. fixpoint
  8. fixpoints
  9. FIXs
  10. fixt
  11. fixture

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