eurytele

English

Etymology

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Noun

eurytele (plural euryteles)

1. A form of nematocyst shaft that is dilated at its extremity.
   • 1953, F. S. Russell, The Medusae of the British Isles, page 94:

     She found that differences in size and structure of the holotriches separated Chrysaora from Dactylometra, and also that there were considerable differences between the euryteles of these species.

Anagrams

• Yule tree