siphonophore

/saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/

siphonophore means any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, siphonophore ranks #36,606 of 42,747 for Qualifying.

siphonophore is pronounced /saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/.

Etymology

From siphono- + -phore, likely from translingual Siphonophorae.

noun

Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.e.g.“Is an individual hydra polyp analogous to an entire siphonophore colony – or is it more like a member of that colony?” — 2017 October 24, Derek J Skillings, “Life is not easily bounded”, in Aeon:

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

siphonophorous 71% match — Of or relating to the siphonophores. vs siphonophore →
calycophoran 67% match — Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae vs siphonophore →
sphaeronectid 67% match — Any siphonophore of the family Sphaeronectidae vs siphonophore →
physonect 67% match — Any siphonophore of the suborder Physonectae vs siphonophore →
hydroid 65% match — Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan. vs siphonophore →
diphyid 65% match — Any siphonophore of the family Diphyidae vs siphonophore →
hydrozoan 65% match — Any of many colonial coelenterates, of the class Hydrozoa, including the hydras, hydroids, hydrocorals, and siphonophores. vs siphonophore →
pyrostephid 64% match — Any siphonophore of the family Pyrostephidae vs siphonophore →