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GONOPHORE

Definition: GONOPHORE

GONOPHORE

Noun

1. A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner.

2. A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See Hydroidea, and Illusts. of Athecata, Campanularian, and Gonosome.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Gonophore \Gon"o*phore\, noun. [Greek expression offspring, seed to bear.]. (references)

 

Crosswords: GONOPHORE

English words defined with "GONOPHORE": Gonoblastid, GonozooidMeconidium, Medusa bud, MesothecaPerigone, PlanoblastSporosac. (references)

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Modern Translation: GONOPHORE

Language Translations for "GONOPHORE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

gonofor (gonophorus). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

gonophorus (gonophorus), gonofoor (gonophorus). (various references)

   

French

  

gonophore (gonophorus). (various references)

   

German

  

Gonophorus (gonophorus), Geschlechtsknospe (gonophorus). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

gonoszóra. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onophoregay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

gonófero (gonophorus). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

gonóforo (gonophorus). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: GONOPHORE

Derivations

Words beginning with "GONOPHORE": gonophores. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: GONOPHORE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-g-h-n-o-o-o-p-r"

-1 letter: gonopore.

-3 letters: gonoph, gopher, gorhen, hooper, hoopoe, operon, orgone.

-4 letters: ephor, genro, goner, grope, heron, honer, honor, hoper, pengo, phone, phono, porno, prone, prong.

-5 letters: ergo, goer, gone, goon, goop, gore, gorp, hern, hero, hoer, hone, hong, hoop, hope, horn, nope, ogre, open, peon, phon, pone, pong, pooh, poon, poor, pore, porn, prog, repo.

 Words containing the letters "e-g-h-n-o-o-o-p-r"
 

+1 letter: gonophores.

 

+5 letters: anthropologies, gerontomorphic, neuropathology, sporangiophore.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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