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Noun: siphonophore  'sI-fu-nu,for or sI'fó-nu,for
  1. A floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily coloured
    "The deep-sea siphonophore amazed researchers with its bioluminescent display"

Derived forms: siphonophores

Type of: hydroid, hydrozoan

Part of: order Siphonophora, Siphonophora

Encyclopedia: Siphonophore