Hydrophore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrophore \Hy"dro*phore\, n. [Gr. "y`dwr water + fe`rein to
     bear.]
     An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of
     water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the
     ocean.
     [1913 Webster]