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siphosome

siphosome noun: the part of a siphonophore colony that contains the feeding, reproductive, and defensive zooids.

Noun

siphosome (plural siphosomes)

  1. The part of a siphonophore colony that contains the feeding, reproductive, and defensive zooids

Forms of siphosome

pluralsiphosomes

Questions about siphosome

What does siphosome mean?
Siphosome means the part of a siphonophore colony that contains the feeding, reproductive, and defensive zooids.
What part of speech is siphosome?
Siphosome is a noun.
What is the plural of siphosome?
The plural of siphosome is siphosomes.

Words near siphosome in the dictionary

  1. siphons
  2. siphons the python
  3. siphophage
  4. siphophages
  5. siphosomal
  6. siphosome
  7. siphosomes
  8. siphoviral
  9. siphovirus
  10. siphoviruses
  11. Siphrei Torah

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