Pneumatophore
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pneumatophore is a noun meaning (zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
Meaning
(zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
More Meanings
- (botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange.
- An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The bag contains oxygen to be breathed by the wearer in rescue work in mines, etc.
Word Forms
- pneumatophores
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sail, man-of-war, syphonophore, pleuston, physoclist, pontoon.
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