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carcinoecium

car·ci·noe·ci·um [ ˌkärsəˈnēs(h)ēəm]

carcinoecium

noun

[ˌkärsəˈnēs(h)ēəm]

plural carcinoecia\ -s(h)ēə \

Definition of carcinoecium

: a colony of zoanthidean anemones (genus Epizoanthus) enclosing a hermit crab after dissolving the shell in which the crab lodged

History and Etymology for carcinoecium

New Latin, from carcin- + -oecium (from Greek oikion house, nest, diminutive of oikos house)

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