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coenosarc

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A living body (structure, such as a tube or mesoglea) that is held in common by many organisms included in a composite zoophyte (such as the polyps of a coral, or the zooids of a hydroid), by which they are in connection with each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Etymology

From coeno- + Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx).