(invertebrate zoology) Water contained within the coelenteron and serving a skeletal function in most cnidarian polyps.
hydroskeleton
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(¦hī·drō′skel·ət·ən)
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| Cephalochordata (Lancelets) (zoology) |
| Hydrostatic skeleton |
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