gymnocyst

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noun

A series of shieldlike walls in a colony of zooids

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Meanings

noungymnocyst (plural gymnocysts)

plural gymnocysts

  1. A series of shieldlike walls in a colony of zooids

Origin

From gymno- + cyst.

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Cite this entry
APA

gymnocyst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnocyst

MLA

“gymnocyst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnocyst. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gymnocyst,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnocyst.

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