dactylozooid

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noun

A kind of zooid of Siphonophorae with an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.

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Meanings

noundactylozooid (plural dactylozooids)

plural dactylozooids

  1. biologyA kind of zooid of Siphonophorae with an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.

Origin

From dactylo- + zooid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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