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perisarc definition

peri·sarc (per′ə särk′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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