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somatocyst

somatocyst noun: a cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain Siphonophorae.

Noun

somatocyst (plural somatocysts)

  1. A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain Siphonophorae.

Forms of somatocyst

pluralsomatocysts

Origin of somatocyst

From somato- + cyst.

Questions about somatocyst

What does somatocyst mean?
Somatocyst means a cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain Siphonophorae.
What part of speech is somatocyst?
Somatocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of somatocyst?
The plural of somatocyst is somatocysts.

Words near somatocyst in the dictionary

  1. somatochart
  2. somatocharts
  3. somatocoel
  4. somatocoels
  5. somatocrinin
  6. somatocyst
  7. somatocysts
  8. somatodendrite
  9. somatodendrites
  10. somatodendritic
  11. somatodendritically

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