Etymology

coenosarc

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Today it means: A living body (structure, such as a tube or mesoglea) that is held in common by many organisms included in a composite zoophyte (such as the polyps of a coral, or the zooids of a hydroid), by which they are in connection with each other. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σάρξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσάρξ
  2. English todaycoenosarc

From coeno- + Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσάρξ all →

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