sarcode
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sarcode
1850–55; < French, alteration of Greek sarkṓdēs fleshy
Example Sentences
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Ectoplasm, ek′to-plasm, n. the exterior protoplasm or sarcode of a cell.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Animal simple or compound; body composed of "sarcode," not definitely segmented; no nervous system; and no digestive apparatus, beyond occasionally a mouth and gullet.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
There is no distinct mouth, and food is engulfed within any portion of the soft sarcode body.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
To this Dujardin gave the name of sarcode.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Williams, Henry Smith
Sometimes used synonymously for the "sarcode" of the Protozoa.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
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