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Definition: DACTYLOZOOID

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Dactylozooid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Dactylozooid \Dac`tyl*o*zo"oid\, noun. [from Greek expression da`ktylos finger English zooid.]. (references)

Definition: DACTYLOZOOID

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DACTYLOZOOID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Dactylozooid \Dac`tyl*o*zo"oid\, noun. [from Greek expression da`ktylos finger English zooid.]. (references)