trophosome

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noun

The group of nutritive zooids of a hydrozoan.

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Meanings

nountrophosome (plural trophosomes)

plural trophosomes

  1. biologyThe group of nutritive zooids of a hydrozoan.
  2. biologyThe mass of chemolithoautotrophic bacteria in a pogonophoran that metabolizes sulfide.
  3. anatomyAn organ found in some animals, located in the coelomic cavity, that houses symbiotic bacteria, which in turn provide nutrients to the host animal.

Origin

From tropho- + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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