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Nectocalyx

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cnidocytenoun(biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, string-like tube that transfers a paralyzing sting.
swimming bellnounThe bell-shaped part of a jellyfish (and similar organism) that generates locomotion by pulsating
pileusnoun(mycology) The cap of a mushroom.
jellynoun(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
callionymidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets.
nautiloidnounA mollusc resembling a nautilus; specifically, a cephalopod of the subclass Nautiloidea.
jellyfishnounAn almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
calanticidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Calanticidae, gooseneck barnacles in the order Pedunculata.
callionymoidnounAny fish of the suborder Callionymoidei
alcyonoidnoun(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonaria.
medusozoannoun(zoology) Any of the subphylum Medusozoa of jellyfish.
quarlnounA fire-resistant channel for a burner in a boiler or furnace.
cylichnidnoun(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Cylichnidae.
caligidnounAny member of the Caligidae; a sea louse.
calanidnoun(zoology) Any member of the Calanidae, a family of copepods.
scyphomedusannoun(zoology) Any jellyfish belonging to the Scyphomedusae.
naviculoidnounAny diatom alga of the genus Navicula.
cyaneidnoun(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae.
acraspedanoun(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
vestletnounA small vest.

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