eleutherozoic

eleutherozoic

English

Adjective

eleutherozoic (not comparable)

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   • 1912, Proceedings of the United States National Museum

     These Pelmatozoa in a way are to be regarded as intermediate between the statozoic and eleutherozoic forms, as regards their mode of life, and may be dealt with to advantage in the present paper.

   • 1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

     They considered articulates to be pre-adapted for an eleutherozoic existence because they possess muscular arms which are potentially of value in crawling and swimming, as in comatulids.