Somatocyst

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

  Somatocyst \So"ma*to*cyst\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, body +
     ky`stis a bladder.] (Zool.)
     A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain {Siphonophora}.
     See Illust. under {Nectocalyx}.
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