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rhopalium

rhopalium noun: one of the small sensory tentacular structures of various jellyfish species.

Noun

rhopalium (plural rhopalia)

  1. One of the small sensory tentacular structures of various jellyfish species.
    Synonyms:
    tentaculocyst

Synonyms of rhopalium

Forms of rhopalium

pluralrhopalia

Origin of rhopalium

From New Latin rhopalium, from Ancient Greek ῥοπαλιον (rhopalion), diminutive of ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club”).

Questions about rhopalium

What does rhopalium mean?
Rhopalium means one of the small sensory tentacular structures of various jellyfish species.
What part of speech is rhopalium?
Rhopalium is a noun.
What is the plural of rhopalium?
The plural of rhopalium is rhopalia.

Words near rhopalium in the dictionary

  1. rhopalic
  2. rhopalics
  3. rhopalid
  4. rhopalids
  5. rhopalism
  6. rhopalium
  7. rhopaloceral
  8. rhopalocercous
  9. rhopalocerous
  10. rhopaloid
  11. rhopaloids

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