Pyrosoma
Definition of Pyrosoma
: a genus (coextensive with the family Pyrosomatidae of the class Ascidiacea) of chiefly tropical free-swimming brilliantly bioluminescent pelagic compound tunicates whose colony forms a hollow cylinder that is closed at one end and is often several feet long
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Origin and Etymology of pyrosoma
New Latin, from pyr- + -soma
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Origin and Etymology of pyrosoma
New Latin, from pyr- + -soma
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