vibraculum

[ vahy-brak-yuh-luhm ]

noun,plural vi·brac·u·la [vahy-brak-yuh-luh]. /vaɪˈbræk yə lə/.
  1. any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.

Origin of vibraculum

1
1850–55; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin vibrā(re) to shake + -culum-cule2

Other words from vibraculum

  • vi·brac·u·lar, adjective
  • vi·brac·u·loid, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for vibraculum

vibraculum

/ (vaɪˈbrækjʊləm) /


nounplural -la (-lə)
  1. zoology any of the specialized bristle-like polyps in certain bryozoans, the actions of which prevent parasites from settling on the colony

Origin of vibraculum

1
C19: from New Latin, from Latin vibrāre to brandish

Derived forms of vibraculum

  • vibracular, adjective
  • vibraculoid, adjective

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