gonangium

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gonangium \Go`nan*gi"um\, n.; pl. L. {Gonangia}, E.
   {Gonangiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? vessel.] (Zool.)
   See {Gonotheca}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gonotheca \Gon`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Gonothec?}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
   offspring + ? box.] (Zool.)
   A capsule developed on certain hydroids ({Thecaphora}),
   inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or
   gonophores are developed; -- called also {gonangium}, and
   {teleophore}. See {Hydroidea}, and Illust. of
   {Campanularian}.
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