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coenosarc
[ see-nuh-sahrk, sen-uh- ]
noun
, Zoology.
- the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
coenosarc
/ ˈsiːnəʊˌsɑːk /
noun
- a system of protoplasmic branches connecting the polyps of colonial organisms such as corals
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Other Words From
- coeno·sarcal coeno·sarcous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coenosarc1
1840–50; coeno- + Greek sark-, stem of sárx flesh
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coenosarc1
C19: from coeno- + Greek sarx flesh
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Example Sentences
The result is a spreading or creeping colony, with the coenosarc in the form of a root-like horizontal network (fig. 5, B; 11, A).
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In the Stylasteridae sessile gonophores are formed, always by budding from the coenosarc.
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The coenosarc does not differ in structure from that already described in colonial Hydrozoa.
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