Opening of cell broad oval, pointed below; three short indistinct spines above; vibraculum large, sinus deep.
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Character: (B.) cells rhomboidal, sinuated on the outer side for the lodgment of a vibraculum.
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Vibraculum, vī-brak′ū-lum, n. one of the long whip-like appendages of the cells of some Polyzoa:—pl.
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Cells elongate, external side nearly straight, vibraculum sublateral, very prominent.
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British Dictionary definitions for vibraculum
vibraculum
/ (vaɪˈbrækjʊləm) /
nounplural-la (-lə)
zoologyany of the specialized bristle-like polyps in certain bryozoans, the actions of which prevent parasites from settling on the colony
Derived forms of vibraculum
vibracular, adjectivevibraculoid, adjective
Word Origin for vibraculum
C19: from New Latin, from Latin vibrāre to brandish