Definition of Nectocalyx

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

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nectocalyx

nectarial
nectarial
nectaried
nectaries
nectariferous
nectariferous
nectarine
nectarine
nectarines
nectarine tree
nectarous
nectars
nectary
nectary
nectin
nectocalyx (current term)
nectosack
nectostem
necturus
Necturus
necturus maculosus
Necturus maculosus
ned
nedder
neddies
neddy
neddy
nedocromil
neds
nee

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