Etymology

phanerocodonic

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Today it means: Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; said of certain jellyfishes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κώδων
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκώδων“bell”
  2. English todayphanerocodonic

From phanero- + Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn, “bell”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκώδων all →

codon

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