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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Synapta \Syn*ap"ta\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fastened together; sy`n
with + ? to fasten.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have
delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates.
See Illustration in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Synapta \Syn*ap"ta\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fastened together; sy`n
with + ? to fasten.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have
delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates.
See Illustration in Appendix.