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pneumatophore

pneumatophore noun: a gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.

Noun

pneumatophore (plural pneumatophores)

  1. A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
  2. An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange.
  3. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The bag contains oxygen to be breathed by the wearer in rescue work in mines, etc.

pneumatophore meaning in Tamil

pneumatophore in Tamil

காற்றில் படுமாறு அமைந்த வேர், மூச்சுவேர், சுவாசிக்கும் வேர்

Forms of pneumatophore

pluralpneumatophores

Origin of pneumatophore

From pneumato- + -phore.

Words formed from pneumatophore

Questions about pneumatophore

What does pneumatophore mean?
Pneumatophore means a gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
What is pneumatophore in Tamil?
Pneumatophore in Tamil is காற்றில் படுமாறு அமைந்த வேர், மூச்சுவேர், சுவாசிக்கும் வேர். See Pneumatophore meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pneumatophore?
Pneumatophore is a noun.
What is the plural of pneumatophore?
The plural of pneumatophore is pneumatophores.

Words near pneumatophore in the dictionary

  1. pneumatometry
  2. pneumatonograph
  3. pneumatonographs
  4. pneumatonometer
  5. pneumatonometry
  6. pneumatophore
  7. pneumatophores
  8. pneumatophorous
  9. pneumatopore
  10. pneumatosaccus
  11. pneumatoses

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