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gymnocyst

gymnocyst noun: a series of shieldlike walls in a colony of zooids.

Noun

gymnocyst (plural gymnocysts)

  1. A series of shieldlike walls in a colony of zooids

Forms of gymnocyst

pluralgymnocysts

Origin of gymnocyst

From gymno- + cyst.

Words formed from gymnocyst

Questions about gymnocyst

What does gymnocyst mean?
Gymnocyst means a series of shieldlike walls in a colony of zooids.
What part of speech is gymnocyst?
Gymnocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of gymnocyst?
The plural of gymnocyst is gymnocysts.

Words near gymnocyst in the dictionary

  1. gymnoblasts
  2. gymnocarpic
  3. gymnocarpous
  4. gymnocin
  5. gymnocins
  6. gymnocyst
  7. gymnocystal
  8. gymnocysts
  9. gymnocyte
  10. gymnocytes
  11. gymnocytode

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