Note: In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the fronds of sargassum and other floathing seaweeds among which they live.
SCYLLARIAN
Scyl*la"ri*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a family (Scyllaridæ) of macruran Crustacea, remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad, flat antennæ. Also used adjectively.
SCYLLITE
Scyl"lite, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline substance of a sweetish taste, resembling inosite and metameric with dextrose. It is extracted from the kidney of the dogfish (of the genus Scylium), the shark, and the skate.
SCYMETAR
Scym"e*tar, n.
Defn: See Scimiter.
SCYPHA
Scy"pha, n.; pl. Scyphae. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)
Defn: See Scyphus, 2 (b).
SCYPHIFORM
Scy"phi*form, a. Etym: [L. scyphus a cup + -form.] (Bot.)