- water-vascular system
-
/waw"teuhr vas"kyeuh leuhr, wot"euhr-/, Zool.a system of closed, fluid-filled tubes and ducts of echinoderms used in clinging, locomotion, feeding, and respiration.[1865-70]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
water-vascular system
Look at other dictionaries:
Water vascular system — Vascular Vas cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See {Vase}, and cf. Vessel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water-vascular system — [wôt′ərvas′kyə lər] n. in echinoderms, a system of closed tubes and ducts filled with sea water containing some protein, and functioning variously, as in locomotion, food gathering, clinging, and respiration … English World dictionary
Water vascular system — The water vascular system is a hydraulic system used by echinoderms, such as starfish and sea urchins, for locomotion, food and waste transportation, and respirationcite book | first = Eldra | last = Solomon| coauthors = Linda Berg, Diana Martin… … Wikipedia
water vascular system — noun system of fluid filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration • Hypernyms: ↑vascular system • Part Holonyms: ↑echinoderm … Useful english dictionary
water vascular system — (ECHINODERMATA) A unique system comprised of tube like body wall appendages (tube feet), and a system of canals derived from the coelom … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
water-vascular system — noun Date: 1870 a system of canals in echinoderms containing a circulating watery fluid that is used for the movement of the tentacles and tube feet … New Collegiate Dictionary
water-vascular system — noun : a system of vessels in echinoderms containing a watery fluid that is analogous to blood, is used for the movement of tentacles and tube feet, and may also function in excretion and respiration … Useful english dictionary
Vascular system — Vascular Vas cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See {Vase}, and cf. Vessel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vascular system — noun the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant • Hypernyms: ↑system • Hyponyms: ↑water vascular system, ↑portal system, ↑lymphatic system, ↑systema lymphaticum,… … Useful english dictionary
water-vascular — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : of, relating to, or made up of vessels that in many invertebrates contain a watery fluid see water vascular system * * * waˈter vasˈcular adjective 1. Relating to vessels in certain invertebrates which contain a … Useful english dictionary
