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physograde

physograde noun: any siphonophore which has an alveolus for a float. Various such species, including the Portuguese man-of-war, were formerly grouped together in the order Physograde.

Noun

physograde (plural physogrades)

  1. (archaic) Any siphonophore which has an alveolus for a float. Various such species, including the Portuguese man-of-war, were formerly grouped together in the order Physograde

Forms of physograde

pluralphysogrades

Origin of physograde

From physo- + -grade.

Questions about physograde

What does physograde mean?
Physograde means any siphonophore which has an alveolus for a float. Various such species, including the Portuguese man-of-war, were formerly grouped together in the order Physograde.
What part of speech is physograde?
Physograde is a noun.
What is the plural of physograde?
The plural of physograde is physogrades.

Words near physograde in the dictionary

  1. physodic acid
  2. physodine
  3. physog
  4. physogastric
  5. physogastry
  6. physograde
  7. physogrades
  8. physogs
  9. physometra
  10. physonect
  11. physonects

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