The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gonangium \Go`nan*gi"um\, n.; pl. L. Gonangia, E.
Gonangiums. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? vessel.] (Zool.)
See Gonotheca.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gonotheca \Gon`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. Gonothec?. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
offspring + ? box.] (Zool.)
A capsule developed on certain hydroids (Thecaphora),
inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or
gonophores are developed; -- called also gonangium, and
teleophore. See Hydroidea, and Illust. of
Campanularian.
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