(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:39:25

Syn*ap"ta (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. fastened together; with + to fasten.] Zool.

A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates. See Illustration in Appendix.

 

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