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小杯狀體

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
   calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
       borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
       formed by a polyp.
   (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of
       certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also
       {calycle}. See {Calycle}.]