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Definition of Siphonophore
1. Noun. A floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored.
Group relationships: Order Siphonophora, Siphonophora
Specialized synonyms: Nanomia, Jellyfish, Man-of-war, Portuguese Man-of-war, Praya, Apolemia
Definition of Siphonophore
1. n. One of the Siphonophora.
Definition of Siphonophore
1. Noun. (biology) Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order ''Siphonophora'', that float or swim as colonies of polyps. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Siphonophore
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Medical Definition of Siphonophore
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Siphonophore
Literary usage of Siphonophore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Teleo-mechanics of Nature: Or, The Source, Nature and Functions of the by Hermann Wettstein (1911)
"The siphonophore consisting of many individual medusas, and yet exhibiting unitary
perception and will, is popularly called a colonial sea-nettle. ..."
2. The Foundations of Zoölogy by William Keith Brooks (1899)
"Some of the members of the floating community known as a siphonophore have mouths
and stomachs which furnish an abundant supply of food for all; ..."
3. The Philosophy of Biology by James Johnstone (1914)
"Such an animal as a siphonophore, for instance, consists of zooids, and each of
these units has the essential structure of a Hydra. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1906)
"... of a siphonophore colony.or of tw< closely-related siphonophore colonies, the
question of further classification arises. But this is hardly answerable. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1906)
"A closer investigation, however, has revealed the fact that these bodies are the
separated tentacles of an unknown siphonophore. They present one or two ..."
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