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pneumatophore

the bladder-like polyp of SIPHONOPHORES which enables them to float.It is usually the uppermost polyp of the CORMIDIUM.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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