Calycophora

plural noun

Ca·​ly·​coph·​o·​ra

ˌkāləˈkäfərə,

-al-

: a suborder of Siphonophora containing forms having a long stem with the zooids arranged along it and one or more swimming bells but no air sac near its upper end

calycophoran

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗rən

adjective or noun

calycophore

ˈ⸗lə̇kəˌfō(ə)r

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from calyc- + -phora

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