Perisarc


[per-uh-sahrk] /ˈpɛr əˌsɑrk/

noun, Zoology.
1.
the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
/ˈpɛrɪˌsɑːk/
noun
1.
the outer chitinous layer secreted by colonial hydrozoan coelenterates, such as species of Obelia

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