adelocodonic
adjective
ade·lo·co·don·ic
\ə-¦dē-lə-kə-¦dä-nik, ¦a-də-(ˌ)lō-\
Definition of adelocodonic
zoology
: remaining attached and developing no umbrella —used of sexual zooids of certain hydroids —opposed to phanerocodonic
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Origin and Etymology of adelocodonic
adel- + Greek kōdōn bell + English -ic
First Known Use: 1864
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