Etymology

hydrocaulus

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Today it means: The hollow stem of a hydrozoan Full definition →

New Latin hydrocaulus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromhydrocaulus
  2. English todayhydrocaulus

From New Latin hydrocaulus, from hydro- + Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stalk, stem”).

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