Botryllus

noun

Bo·​tryl·​lus

-ləs

: a genus (the type of the family Botryllidae) of colonial incrusting tunicates with zooids resembling rays arranged about a common excurrent atrium see golden star

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek botrys

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