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sarcotheca

sarcotheca noun: the cup of a thread cell.

Noun

sarcotheca (plural sarcothecas)

  1. The cup of a thread cell.
  2. A cnida or nematophore.

Forms of sarcotheca

pluralsarcothecas

Origin of sarcotheca

From sarco- + theca.

Questions about sarcotheca

What does sarcotheca mean?
Sarcotheca means the cup of a thread cell.
What part of speech is sarcotheca?
Sarcotheca is a noun.
What is the plural of sarcotheca?
The plural of sarcotheca is sarcothecas.

Words near sarcotheca in the dictionary

  1. sarcostyle
  2. sarcostyles
  3. sarcosyl
  4. sarcosyls
  5. sarcotesta
  6. sarcotheca
  7. sarcothecas
  8. sarcotic
  9. sarcotics
  10. sarcotoxin
  11. sarcotoxins

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