Cystonectae

plural noun

Cys·​to·​nec·​tae

in some classifications

: a suborder of siphonophores including only the Portuguese man-of-war

cystonectous

-ktəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cyst- + -nectae

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