Meaning of dactylethra | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One of several hollow fingerlike projections found on some bryozoans, used to absorb nutrients.
2. A finger sheath

Examples

“Erkosonea differs from that genus in the presence of dactylethrae instead of tergospores.”

“The dorsal is hardly convex; it is formed by a thick layer of dactylethrae closed by a thin calcareous lamella. The dactylethrae appear on the frontal at the birfurcations.”

“The heterozooids include mainly kenozooids or structures with comparable functions such as rhizoids, dactylethrae, tergozooecia (tergopores), cancelli (vacuolar zooecia), alveoli, firmatopores, nanozooids as well as eleozooids and their derivatives.”

“Instruments used in Stomatology: Bouglosson (tongue scraper or depressor), dactylethra (finger stall), lithanaboleus (parotid duct stone hauler), stomatodiastoleus (mouth opening instrument), sphenarion (wedge to keep mouth open),”

“The egg gauze was carefully collected from the field after 48 h of exposure and maintained within 10 ml glass dactylethrae.”

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