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Definition: HYDROPHORE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the ocean.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Etymology:Hydrophore \Hy"dro*phore\, noun. [from Greek expression "y`dwr water to bear.]. (references)

Definition: HYDROPHORE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the ocean.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Etymology:Hydrophore \Hy"dro*phore\, noun. [from Greek expression "y`dwr water to bear.]. (references)