coenosarc

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noun

A living body (structure, such as a tube or mesoglea) that is held in common by many organisms included in a composite zoophyte (such as the polyps of a coral, or the zooids of a hydroid), by which they are in connection with each other.

OriginAncient Greek σάρξ →
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Meanings

nouncoenosarc (plural coenosarcs)

plural coenosarcs · alternative cœnosarc

  1. biologyA living body (structure, such as a tube or mesoglea) that is held in common by many organisms included in a composite zoophyte (such as the polyps of a coral, or the zooids of a hydroid), by which they are in connection with each other.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάρξ
  2. Englishcoenosarc

From coeno- + Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx).

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APA

coenosarc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coenosarc

MLA

“coenosarc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coenosarc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coenosarc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coenosarc.

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