Etymology

perisarc

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Today it means: The outer hardened integument that covers most hydrozoan coelenterates. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σάρξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσάρξ“flesh”
  2. English todayperisarc

From peri- + Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσάρξ all →

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