SINCE 1828
Pyrosoma
noun
Py·ro·so·ma
| \ ˌpīrəˈsōmə\
Definition of Pyrosoma
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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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Definition of Pyrosoma (Entry 2 of 2)
taxonomic synonym of babesia
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