gonangium

noun

go·​nan·​gi·​um

-ēəm

plural gonangia

-ēə

or gonangiums

1

: a reproductive member of a hydrozoan colony producing gonophores or medusa buds

2

: gonotheca

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gon- + -angium

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