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Definition of phyllocyst in English:

phyllocyst

Pronunciation /ˈfɪlə(ʊ)sɪst/

noun

Zoology

  • The cavity within a bract of a hydrozoan.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From phyllo- + cyst.