phanerocodonic

adjective

phan·​er·​o·​co·​don·​ic

: developing an umbrella and becoming detached

—used of the sexual zooids of hydroids compare adelocodonic

Word History

Etymology

phaner- + Greek kōdōn bell + English -ic

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