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3 words match “HYDROPHYLLIUM”

HYDROPHYLLIUM n.
One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other zooids of certain Siphonophora.
PHYLLOCYST n.
The cavity of a hydrophyllium.
SCALE n.
gnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals. Covering scale (Zoöl.), a hydrophyllium. -- Ganoid scale (Zoöl.) See under Ganoid. -- Scale armor (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth. -- Scale beetle (Zoöl.), the tiger beetle. -- Scale carp (Zoö…