nectophore

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noun

The swimming bell of a siphonophore

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nectocalyx
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Meanings

nounnectophore (plural nectophores)

plural nectophores

  1. biologyThe swimming bell of a siphonophore

    Synonyms: nectocalyx

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe swimming bell of a siphonophore

Similar
nectocalyx

Origin

From necto- + -phore.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ctenophore
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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