vibracular
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vibracular — vi·brac·u·lar … English syllables
vibracular — vīˈbrakyələ(r) adjective Etymology: New Latin vibraculum + English ar : of, relating to, or furnished with vibracula … Useful english dictionary
vibraculum — vibracular, adj. vibraculoid, adj. /vuy brak yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. vibracula / leuh/. any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris. [1850 55; < NL, equiv. to L… … Universalium
vibraculoid — See vibracular. * * * … Universalium
vibraculum — /vaɪˈbrækjələm/ (say vuy brakyuhluhm) noun (plural vibracula /vaɪˈbrækjələ/ (say vuy brakyuhluh)) one of the long, tapering, whip like, movable appendages possessed by certain polyzoans. {New Latin, from Latin vibrāre shake} –vibracular,… …
vibraculum — [vī brak′yo͞o ləm] n. pl. vibracula [vī brak′yo͞olə] [ModL, dim. < L vibrare, to VIBRATE] Zool. any of the specially modified zooids in a colony of bryozoans, with a whiplike, movable form vibracular adj … English World dictionary
vibraculum — n. (pl. vibracula) Zool. a whiplike structure of bryozoans used to bring food within reach by lashing movements. Derivatives: vibracular adj. Etymology: mod.L (as VIBRATE) … Useful english dictionary
