† nematophorousadj.1
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of a nematophore.
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nematophorous1878
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 102 Among the Siphonophora all the medusiform persons want the marginal filaments..; as for example, in the nematophorous enlargements of the protective persons.
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nematophorousadj.2
/ˌnɛməˈtɒfərəs/, /ˌniːməˈtɒfərəs/, /nᵻmaˈtɒfərəs/, U.S. /ˌniməˈtɑfərəs/, /ˌnɛməˈtɑfərəs/ Palaeontology.
Having a nema or nemata.
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1979 Paleobiology 5 37 The presence of nematophorous siculae in all planktonic graptolites suggests that for immature rhabdosomes a passive, buoyant mode of life..might have been widespread taxonomically.
1986 Palaeontology 29 631 The Graptoloidea are defined as a monophyletic group by retention of a nematophorous sicula in the adults.
1993 Jrnl. Paleontol. 67 1 The upper part of the Hatch Hill Formation has lowest Ordovician (lowest Tremadocian) nematophorous dendroid and lower Fauna B-aspect conodont assemblages.
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