mesoglea
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mes·o·gle·a
also mes·o·gloe·a (mĕz′ə-glē′ə, mĕs′-, mē′zə-, -sə-)n.
The layer of gelatinous material that separates the inner and outer cell layers of a cnidarian.
mes′o·gle′al adj.
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mesoglea
(ˌmɛsəʊˈɡliːə) ormesogloea
n
(Zoology) the gelatinous material between the outer and inner cellular layers of jellyfish and other coelenterates
[C19: New Latin, from meso- + Greek gloia glue]
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mes•o•gle•a
or mes•o•gloe•a
(ˌmɛz əˈgli ə, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-)n.
the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of cnidarians and ctenophores.
[1885–90; meso- + Greek gloía glue]
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