avicularium

[ uh-vik-yuh-lair-ee-uh m ]

/ əˌvɪk yəˈlɛər i əm /

noun, plural a·vic·u·lar·i·a [uh-vik-yuh-lair-ee-uh] /əˌvɪk yəˈlɛər i ə/. Zoology.

a protective zooid of a bryozoan colony, having movable jaws that can be snapped shut.

Origin of avicularium

From New Latin; see origin at avi-, -cule¹, -arium

OTHER WORDS FROM avicularium

a·vic·u·lar·i·an, adjective

Words nearby avicularium

aviator, aviator glasses, aviatrix, avicebrón, avicenna, avicularium, aviculture, avid, avidin, avidity, avidya

Example sentences from the Web for avicularium

In this genus, in all those species in which the second avicularium occurs, each individual cell is provided with one.

Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. |John MacGillivray
It also wants the raised bands which in C. amphora pass from the sides of the mouth to the apex of the avicularium in front.

Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. |John MacGillivray
Mr. Busk, however, does not know of any gradations now existing between a zooid and an avicularium.

On the Origin of Species |Charles Darwin
Vittae linear, extremely narrow, entirely lateral, and extending the whole length of the cell from the base of the avicularium.

Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. |John MacGillivray