siphonophore
/saɪˈfɑnəˌfɔr/
noun
- A marine animal that is made up of many small individual animals (zooids) working together as one colony, such as the Portuguese man o' war.
- Scientists studied how a siphonophore's many parts work together to catch food.
- A siphonophore can grow longer than a blue whale, making it one of the longest animals in the sea.
- The siphonophore drifted through the ocean, trailing long tentacles.