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单词 perisarc
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perisarc

[ per-uh-sahrk ]
/ ˈpɛr əˌsɑrk /

noun Zoology.

the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.

Origin of perisarc

1870–75; peri- + -sarc<Greek sárx (genitive sarkós) flesh

OTHER WORDS FROM perisarc

per·i·sar·cal, per·i·sar·cous, adjective

Words nearby perisarc

perique, perirectitis, perirhizoclasia, perisalpingitis, perisalpinx, perisarc, periscope, periscopic, perish, perishable, perished
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Example sentences from the Web for perisarc

  • It flattens itself out into a disc-like form, becomes divided into four lobes, and covered by a cuticle (perisarc).

    The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
  • The genera are based upon these differences in the perisarc.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
  • Over the whole exterior a delicate pellicle—the future perisarc—now becomes secreted.

    The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for perisarc

perisarc
/ (ˈpɛrɪˌsɑːk) /

noun

the outer chitinous layer secreted by colonial hydrozoan coelenterates, such as species of Obelia

Derived forms of perisarc

perisarcal or perisarcous, adjective

Word Origin for perisarc

C19: from peri- + -sarc, from Greek sarx flesh
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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