ancestrula

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noun

The initial zooid of a bryozoan colony

OriginFrench ancestrule →
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Meanings

nounancestrula (plural ancestrulas)

plural ancestrulas

  1. biologyThe initial zooid of a bryozoan colony

Origin

  1. Frenchancestrule
  2. Englishancestrula

Scientific Latin, after French ancestrule, corresponding to ancestor + -ula.

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APA

ancestrula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancestrula

MLA

“ancestrula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancestrula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ancestrula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancestrula.

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