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a•vic•u•lar•i•um
(ə vik′yə lâr′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lar•i•a (-lâr′ē ə).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
a•vic′u•lar′i•an, adj.
- Zoologya protective zooid of a bryozoan colony, having movable jaws that can be snapped shut.
- Neo-Latin; see avi-, -cule1, -arium