siphonoglyph

English

Etymology

From siphono- (“tube”) +‎ Ancient Greek γλῠφή (glŭphḗ, “carving”).

Noun

siphonoglyph (plural siphonoglyphs)

  1. A longitudinal flagellated chamber found in most cnidarians in the classes Scyphozoa and Anthozoa, extending from the mouth towards the coelenteron (body cavity).
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.