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perisarc
[ per-uh-sahrk ]
noun
Zoology.
- the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
perisarc
/ ˈɛɪˌɑː /
noun
- the outer chitinous layer secreted by colonial hydrozoan coelenterates, such as species of Obelia
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Derived Forms
- ˌˈ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- i·c i·cdzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of perisarc1
C19: from peri- + -sarc, from Greek sarx flesh
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Example Sentences
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Histologically, the perisarc or test in the Graptoloidea appears to be composed of three layers, a middle layer of variable structure, and an overlying and an underlying layer of remarkable tenuity.
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