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sporosac

sporosac noun: a hydrozoan reproductive zooid or simple form of gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure.

Noun

sporosac (plural sporosacs)

  1. A hydrozoan reproductive zooid or simple form of gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure
  2. An early or simple larval stage of trematode worms and some other invertebrates, which is capable of reproducing other germ cells by asexual generation; a redia.

Forms of sporosac

pluralsporosacs

Origin of sporosac

From sporo- + sac.

Questions about sporosac

What does sporosac mean?
Sporosac means a hydrozoan reproductive zooid or simple form of gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure.
What part of speech is sporosac?
Sporosac is a noun.
What is the plural of sporosac?
The plural of sporosac is sporosacs.

Words near sporosac in the dictionary

  1. sporopollenin
  2. sporopolleninous
  3. sporopollenins
  4. sporopollinic
  5. sporormiaceous
  6. sporosac
  7. sporosacs
  8. sporosphere
  9. sporospheres
  10. sporostegia
  11. sporostegium

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