Pyrosoma
1 of 2noun
Py·ro·so·ma
ˌpīrəˈsōmə
: a genus (coextensive with the family Pyrosomatidae of the class Ascidiacea) of chiefly tropical free-swimming brilliantly bioluminescent pelagic compound tunicates whose colony forms a hollow cylinder that is closed at one end and is often several feet long
Pyrosoma
2 of 2"
taxonomic synonym of babesia
Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin, from pyr- + -soma
New Latin, from pyr- + -soma