phanerocodonic

English

Etymology

From phanero- + Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn, “bell”) + -ic.

Adjective

phanerocodonic (comparative more phanerocodonic, superlative most phanerocodonic)

(zoology) Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; said of certain jellyfishes.

Coordinate terms

adelocodonic

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “phanerocodonic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)