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vibraculum

[ vahy-brak-yuh-luhm ]

noun

, plural vi·brac·u·la [vahy-, brak, -y, uh, -l, uh].
  1. any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.


vibraculum

/ vaɪˈbrækjʊləm /

noun

  1. zoology any of the specialized bristle-like polyps in certain bryozoans, the actions of which prevent parasites from settling on the colony
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • viˈbracular, adjective
  • viˈbracuˌloid, adjective
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Other Words From

  • vi·bracu·lar adjective
  • vi·bracu·loid adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vibraculum1

1850–55; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin vibrā ( re ) to shake + -culum -cule 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vibraculum1

C19: from New Latin, from Latin vibrāre to brandish
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Example Sentences

Vibraculum, vī-brak′ū-lum, n. one of the long whip-like appendages of the cells of some Polyzoa:—pl.

Opening of cell broad oval, pointed below; three short indistinct spines above; vibraculum large, sinus deep.

Cells elongate, external side nearly straight, vibraculum sublateral, very prominent.

Each marginal cell with a single large vibraculum in front below the mouth.

Character: (B.) cells rhomboidal, sinuated on the outer side for the lodgment of a vibraculum.

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