perisarc

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noun

The outer hardened integument that covers most hydrozoan coelenterates.

Opposite
coenosarcectosarcendosarc
OriginAncient Greek σάρξ →
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Meanings

nounperisarc (plural perisarcs)

plural perisarcs

  1. biologyThe outer hardened integument that covers most hydrozoan coelenterates.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
coenosarcectosarcendosarc

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάρξ“flesh”
  2. Englishperisarc

From peri- + Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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