‖Nem′a‐to‐ca″lyx (?), n.; pl.Nematocalyces (#), E. -calyxes (#). [NL. See Nemato-, and Calyx.] (Zoöl.) One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family Plumularidæ. They contain nematocysts. See Plumularia.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.