See Also: nectocalyx(medicine)
nectocalyx(dictionary)

nectocalyx (iou)



nectocalyx noun. . M19.
[from mod. Latin necto-, from Greek nektos swimming (from nekhein swim) + CALYX.]
Zoology. A swimming-bell in some siphonophores, resembling a small jellyfish but lacking a manubrium.
nectocalycine adjective of or pertaining to a nectocalyx M19.