单词 | hydrosome |
释义 | hydrosome in British English (ˈhaɪdrəˌsəʊm) or hydrosoma (ˌhaɪdrəˈsəʊmə) noun zoology the body of a colonial hydrozoan Word origin C19: from hydro-, from hydra + -some3hydrosome in American English (ˈhaidrəˌsoum) noun Zoology the entire body of a compound hydrozoan Word origin [1860–65; hydro- (comb. form repr. hydra) + -some3]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blind spot, calibrate, jumping jack, metric system, prep-some is a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix -some include: chromosome, endosome, episome, mesosome, phagosome |
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