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isorhiza

isorhiza noun: an open, tubular nematocyst, in Cnidaria, that anchors the animal as it moves on its tentacles.

Noun

isorhiza (plural isorhizas)

  1. An open, tubular nematocyst, in Cnidaria, that anchors the animal as it moves on its tentacles
    • A) atrichous isorhiza, B) heterotrichous microbasic eurytele, C) heterotrichous microbasic eurytele D) atrichous isorhiza, E) isorhiza o-haploneme, F) microbasic mastigophore, G) large oval p-rhopaloid, H) heterotrichous microbasic eurytele and I) atrichous isorhiza.2015 August 27, “Length Is Associated with Pain: Jellyfish with Painful Sting Have Longer Nematocyst Tubules than Harmless Jellyfish”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of isorhiza

pluralisorhizas

Words formed from isorhiza

Questions about isorhiza

What does isorhiza mean?
Isorhiza means an open, tubular nematocyst, in Cnidaria, that anchors the animal as it moves on its tentacles.
What part of speech is isorhiza?
Isorhiza is a noun.
What is the plural of isorhiza?
The plural of isorhiza is isorhizas.

Words near isorhiza in the dictionary

  1. isoresponses
  2. isoresponsive
  3. isoreticular
  4. isorhamnetin
  5. isorhamnetine
  6. isorhiza
  7. isorhizal
  8. isorhizas
  9. isorhodopsin
  10. isorhynchophylline
  11. isorhythm

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