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Definition of Nectocalyx

1. n. The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.

Definition of Nectocalyx

1. Noun. (zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa. ¹

2. Noun. (zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Nectocalyx

1. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Swimming + a calyx. The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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