Meconidium Definition

noun

(zoology) A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus Gonothyraea. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel.

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Singular:
meconidium
Plural:
meconidia

Origin of Meconidium

  • Diminutive of Ancient Greek a poppy, in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the poppy. [Greek?]

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