Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flattened, or saucer-shaped, pedunculate appendage, in campanularian hydroids, representing a reduced hydrotheca.
- noun An instrument for obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth below the surface.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the ocean.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
instrument used to obtainspecimens ofwater from any desireddepth .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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