单词 | siphonophore |
释义 | siphonophorenoun si·pho·no·phore sī-ˈfä-nə-ˌfȯr ˈsī-fə-nə- : any of an order (Siphonophora) of colonial, free-swimming or floating, marine hydrozoans (such as the Portuguese man-of-war) that are mostly delicate, transparent, and colored and have zooids possessing specialized functions (such as feeding or locomotion) … startling brilliance is often seen among siphonophores, gelatinous colonial animals whose different members work in unison. William J. Broad Most siphonophores are small, transparent creatures of the open sea. They float at the surface among the plankton or swim actively, usually at shallow depths. As carnivores, they capture small planktonic animals in their net of tentacles. Stephen Jay Gould |
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