Siphonophore (Noun)
Meaning
A floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The siphonophore drifted lazily through the clear waters of the coral reef, its delicate tendrils wafting behind it like a bridal veil.
- As the submersible descended into the dark depths of the ocean, it encountered a massive siphonophore, its bioluminescent polyps glowing like a string of tiny stars.
- The marine biologist spent hours studying the siphonophore, marveling at the intricate relationships between its various component parts.
- A school of small fish darted through the siphonophore's lacy network of tentacles, using the colony as a shelter from the open ocean.
- The siphonophore's translucent body glowed with a soft blue light, as if it were a ghostly apparition floating through the darkness of the deep sea.