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pneumatophores

pneumatophores is the plural of pneumatophore.

Meaning of pneumatophore

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.

Questions about pneumatophores

What is pneumatophores the plural of?
Pneumatophores is the plural of pneumatophore.

Words near pneumatophores in the dictionary

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

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