Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoology, a little chitinous cup in which each polypite of the Sertularidia and Campanularida is protected; a calycle. See cut under
Campanularia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora), protect the hydrants. See
Illust. ofhydroidea , andcampanularian .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology One of the
calicles that protect thehydrants in certain Hydroidea (Thecaphora).
Etymologies
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hydro- + theca
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