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botrylle Zool. rare.|bɒˈtrɪl|
[ad. mod.L. botryllus, as if ad. Gr. *βότρυλλος, dim. of βότρυς cluster of grapes.]
A genus of tunicate molluscs, giving its name to the family Botryllidæ. The Lat. name is usually adopted unchanged. Hence boˈtryllian a., belonging to the family Botryllidæ.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. vii. 219 Sometimes they are parasitic: thus a species of botrylle envelopes, like a cloak, certain ascidians. 1849–52Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. IV. 1208/2 The botryllian group of Tunicates. |