Etymology

sarcodo

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Today it means: The gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σαρκώδης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσαρκώδης“fleshy”
  2. English todaysarcodo

A name applied by Dujardin in 1835. Ancient Greek σαρκώδης (sarkṓdēs, “fleshy”). Compare sarcoid.

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