siphonosome

noun

si·​phono·​some

sīˈfänəˌsōm,

ˈsīfənəˌs-

plural -s

: the part of the stock of a siphonophore bearing the nutritive and reproducing zooids

Word History

Etymology

siphon- + -some

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