Nectocalyx
Pronunciation : Nec`to*ca"lyx
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL., fr. gr. (Zo?l.) (a) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. (b) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
Definition :
pl. Nectocalyces.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913