coenosarc

[ see-nuh-sahrk, sen-uh- ]

noun

, Zoology.

1. the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.

coenosarc

/ ˈsiːnəʊˌsɑːk /

noun

1. a system of protoplasmic branches connecting the polyps of colonial organisms such as corals

Other Words From

• coeno·sarcal coeno·sarcous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coenosarc¹

1840–50; coeno- + Greek sark-, stem of sárx flesh

Word History and Origins

Origin of coenosarc¹

C19: from coeno- + Greek sarx flesh

Example Sentences

The result is a spreading or creeping colony, with the coenosarc in the form of a root-like horizontal network (fig. 5, B; 11, A).

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In the Stylasteridae sessile gonophores are formed, always by budding from the coenosarc.

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The coenosarc does not differ in structure from that already described in colonial Hydrozoa.

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