swimming bell

swimming bell
The bell-shaped part of a jellyfish (and similar organism) that generates locomotion by pulsating

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  • Swimming bell — Swimming Swim ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. [1913 Webster] {Swimming bell} (Zo[ o]l.), a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swimming bell — noun : a bell shaped swimming organ in some siphonophores composed of a greatly modified zooid without mouth or tentacles and serving to propel the colony by its rhythmical contractions : nectophore, nectocalyx …   Useful english dictionary

  • swimming-bell — swimmˈing bell noun A medusoid modified as a swimming organ • • • Main Entry: ↑swim …   Useful english dictionary

  • swimming bell — (CNIDARIA) Any bell or umbrella shaped cnidarian that moves through the water by contractions, especially Siphonophora; nectocalyx; nectophore …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Swimming — Swim ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. [1913 Webster] {Swimming bell} (Zo[ o]l.), a nectocalyx. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swimming crab — Swimming Swim ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. [1913 Webster] {Swimming bell} (Zo[ o]l.), a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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