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单词 vibraculum
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vibraculum

[ vahy-brak-yuh-luhm ]
/ vaɪˈbræk yə ləm /

noun, plural vi·brac·u·la [vahy-brak-yuh-luh]. /vaɪˈbræk yə lə/.

any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.

Origin of vibraculum

1850–55; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin vibrā(re) to shake + -culum-cule2

OTHER WORDS FROM vibraculum

vi·brac·u·lar, adjectivevi·brac·u·loid, adjective

Words nearby vibraculum

vibe, vibes, vibey, vibist, Viborg, vibraculum, vibraharp, Vibram, Vibramycin, vibrant, vibraphone
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Example sentences from the Web for vibraculum

  • Opening of cell broad oval, pointed below; three short indistinct spines above; vibraculum large, sinus deep.

    Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray
  • Character: (B.) cells rhomboidal, sinuated on the outer side for the lodgment of a vibraculum.

    Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray
  • Vibraculum, vī-brak′ū-lum, n. one of the long whip-like appendages of the cells of some Polyzoa:—pl.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
  • Cells elongate, external side nearly straight, vibraculum sublateral, very prominent.

    Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray

British Dictionary definitions for vibraculum

vibraculum
/ (vaɪˈbrækjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

zoology any 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
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