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Webster 1913 Edition
Phylactocarp
Phy-lac′to-carp
,Noun.
[Gr.
φυλάσσειν
to guard + καρπόσ
fruit.] (Zool.)
A branch of a plumularian hydroid specially modified in structure for the protection of the gonothecæ.
Definition 2024
phylactocarp
phylactocarp
English
Noun
phylactocarp (plural phylactocarps)
- (zoology) A branch of a plumularian hydroid specially modified in structure for the protection of the gonothecae.