trophosome

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trophosome (noun; Greek trophe, food; soma, body): 1. (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) All of the asexual structures of a polyp or polypoid hydrozoan colony

See also: gonosome. 2. (NEMATA) A food storage area of certain parasitic nematodes formed by modification of the intestine.

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