gonophore

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Even the degeneration of a medusoid from a free-swimming animal to a mere brood-sac (gonophore) is not sudden and saltatory, but occurs by imperceptible modifications throughout hundreds of years, as we can learn from the numerous stages of the process of degeneration persisting at the same time in different species.

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  1. noun A structure bearing or consisting of a reproductive organ or part, such as a reproductive polyp or bud in a hydroid colony.

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  • Even the degeneration of a medusoid from a free-swimming animal to a mere brood-sac (gonophore) is not sudden and saltatory, but occurs by imperceptible modifications throughout hundreds of years, as we can learn from the numerous stages of the process of degeneration persisting at the same time in different species. —  Evolution in Modern Thought
 

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  1. from New Latin gonophorus, from Greek γόνος, seed, + φόρος, from φέρειν = English bear.
 

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