vibraculum
[ vahy-brak-yuh-luhm ]
/ vaɪˈbræk yə ləm /
noun, plural vi·brac·u·la [vahy-brak-yuh-luh]. /vaɪˈbræk yə lə/.
any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.
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Origin of vibraculum
OTHER WORDS FROM vibraculum
vi·brac·u·lar, adjectivevi·brac·u·loid, adjectiveWords nearby vibraculum
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Example sentences from the Web for vibraculum
Opening of cell broad oval, pointed below; three short indistinct spines above; vibraculum large, sinus deep.
Character: (B.) cells rhomboidal, sinuated on the outer side for the lodgment of a vibraculum.
Vibraculum, vī-brak′ū-lum, n. one of the long whip-like appendages of the cells of some Polyzoa:—pl.
Cells elongate, external side nearly straight, vibraculum sublateral, very prominent.
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British Dictionary definitions for vibraculum
vibraculum
/ (vaɪˈbrækjʊləm) /
noun plural -la (-lə)
zoology any of the specialized bristle-like polyps in certain bryozoans, the actions of which prevent parasites from settling on the colony
Derived forms of vibraculum
vibracular, adjectivevibraculoid, adjectiveWord Origin for vibraculum
C19: from New Latin, from Latin vibrāre to brandish
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