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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An instrument for obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth below the surface.
- n. A flattened, or saucer-shaped, pedunculate appendage, in campanularian hydroids, representing a reduced hydrotheca.
Wiktionary
- n. An instrument used to obtain specimens of water from any desired depth.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the ocean.
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- Ancient Greek (Wiktionary)
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