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nectocalyx

nectocalyx noun: the swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.

Noun

nectocalyx (plural nectocalyces)

  1. The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
  2. One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.

nectocalyx meaning in Tamil

nectocalyx in Tamil

நீந்தும் மணி, நெக்ட்டோக்காலிக்ஸ்

Forms of nectocalyx

pluralnectocalyces

Origin of nectocalyx

From necto- + calyx.

Questions about nectocalyx

What does nectocalyx mean?
Nectocalyx means the swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
What is nectocalyx in Tamil?
Nectocalyx in Tamil is நீந்தும் மணி, நெக்ட்டோக்காலிக்ஸ். See Nectocalyx meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nectocalyx?
Nectocalyx is a noun.
What is the plural of nectocalyx?
The plural of nectocalyx is nectocalyces.

Words near nectocalyx in the dictionary

  1. necto-
  2. nectobenthic
  3. nectobentonic
  4. nectocalyces
  5. nectocalycine
  6. nectocalyx
  7. nectochaete
  8. nectochaetes
  9. nectomonad
  10. nectomonads
  11. nectonic

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