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palpocil

palpocil noun: a minute soft hairlike process on the tips of tentacles of certain hydroids and sponges. It has been suggested it is a sense organ.

Noun

palpocil (plural palpocils)

  1. A minute soft hairlike process on the tips of tentacles of certain hydroids and sponges. It has been suggested it is a sense organ.

Forms of palpocil

pluralpalpocils

Origin of palpocil

See palpus and cilium.

Questions about palpocil

What does palpocil mean?
Palpocil means a minute soft hairlike process on the tips of tentacles of certain hydroids and sponges. It has been suggested it is a sense organ.
What part of speech is palpocil?
Palpocil is a noun.
What is the plural of palpocil?
The plural of palpocil is palpocils.

Words near palpocil in the dictionary

  1. palpitatingly
  2. palpitation
  3. palpitations
  4. palpless
  5. PALplus
  6. palpocil
  7. palpocils
  8. palpography
  9. palpomere
  10. palpomeres
  11. palpometer

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