Dactylozooid

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

  dactylozooid \dac`tyl*o*zo"oid\ (d[a^]k`t[i^]*l[-o]*z[=o]"oid),
     n. [Gr. da`ktylos finger + E. zooid.] (Zool.)
     A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or
     even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See
     {Siphonophora}.
     [1913 Webster]