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Definition of Polyparium
1. Noun. (biology) The stem, or supporting structure, of any colonial cnidarian such as coral ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyparium
1. [n -RIA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyparium
Literary usage of Polyparium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"Animals unknown; the polyparium formed of tortuous verrucose cylindrical branches ;
cells small, accumulated in irregular patches, which project above the ..."
2. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1840)
"The polyparium which they form by their irregular accumulation is of a spongy
... The polyparium formed by their union is membranaceous, and spreads in a ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1834)
"It sprouts more and more, and is developed by means of new polypi in indeterminate
points, so that one might say that the polyparium is almost totally ..."
4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1850)
"... coasting one of the sides of the polyparium or shell from the posterior to
the anterior chamber. The lobes or parenchymatous matter forming the mass of ..."
5. Elementary Text-book of Zoology by K[arl] Claus, F. G. Heathcote, Carl F. Claus (1884)
"The body is seldom quite soft, or with a leathery framework; as a rule it has a
calcareous stony polyparium with radial striation*. ..."
6. The Mollusca and Radiata by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Edward Pidgeon (1834)
"It sprouts more and more, and is developed by means of new polypi in indeterminate
points, so that one might say that the polyparium is almost totally ..."
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