Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The layer of gelatinous material that separates the inner and outer cell layers of a cnidarian.
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- noun A
gelatinous material found between the epithelial cellular layers ofjellyfish andcoelenterates
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin mesogloea : meso– + Medieval Greek gloia, glia, glue; see zoogloea.]
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Examples
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(light gray) separated by the mesoglea (black line).
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