trophosome

Noun

Meaning

The nutritive zooids of a hydroid, collectively, as distinguished from the gonosome, or reproductive zooids.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

The sulphides are metabolized by symbiotic hydrogen sulfide- or methane-oxidizing bacteria living in an internal organ, the trophosome. Source: Internet

One gram of trophosome tissue can contain one billion bacteria. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

trophoplasmic trophoplast trophosomal trophospecies trophosperm trophotherapy