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Somatocyst

So′ma-to-cyst

,

Noun.

[Gr.

σῶμα

,

σώματος

, body +

κύστισ

a bladder.]

(Zool.)

A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain

Siphonophora

. See Illust. under

.

Definition 2024

somatocyst

somatocyst

English

Noun

somatocyst ‎(plural somatocysts)

(zoology) A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain Siphonophora.