sporosac

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noun

A hydrozoan reproductive zooid or simple form of gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure

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Meanings

nounsporosac (plural sporosacs)

plural sporosacs

  1. biologyA hydrozoan reproductive zooid or simple form of gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure
  2. biologyAn early or simple larval stage of trematode worms and some other invertebrates, which is capable of reproducing other germ cells by asexual generation; a redia.

Origin

From sporo- + sac.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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