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perisarc

(per′ə särk′)

noun

the tough, nonliving, outer skeleton layer of many hydroid colonies

Origin: < peri- + Gr sarx (gen. sarkos), flesh: see sarco-

See perisarc in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A horny external covering that encloses the polyp colonies of certain hydrozoans.

Origin:

Origin: peri-

Origin: + Greek sarx, sark-, flesh

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Related Forms:

perˌi·sarˈcal, perˌi·sarˈcous adjective

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