adelocodonic

adjective

ade·​lo·​co·​don·​ic

ə-¦dē-lə-kə-¦dä-nik,

¦a-də-(ˌ)lō-

zoology

: remaining attached and developing no umbrella

—used of sexual zooids of certain hydroids

—opposed to phanerocodonic

Word History

Etymology

adel- + Greek kōdōn bell + English -ic

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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