mesogleal
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mesoglea — mesogleal, adj. /mez euh glee euh, mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, n. the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge. Also, mesogloea. [1885 90; < NL mesogloea, equiv. to meso MESO + Gk gloía… … Universalium
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
Octocorallia — Temporal range: Cambrian–Recent … Wikipedia
mesoglea — or mesogloea [mes΄ōglē′ə, mez΄ōglē′ə] n. [ModL < Gr mesos,MID1 + LGr gloia, glue, akin to Gr gloios, sticky oil: see GLUE] a jellylike layer in cnidarians and ctenophores, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm mesogleal adj. mesogloeal … English World dictionary
