Defn: See Cenobite.
COENOECIUM
Coe*noe"ci*um ( or ), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common tissue which unites the various zooids of a bryozoan.
COENOGAMY
Coe*nog"a*my, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; — as in certain primitive tribes or communistic societies. [Written also cenogamy.]
COENOSARC
Coen"o*sarc ( or ), n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid. See Hydroidea.
COENURUS
Coe*nu"rus, n. Etym: [NL. fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larval stage of a tapeworm (Tænia coenurus) which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the fatal disease known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid.
Note: This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small heads, each of which, when swallowed by a dog, becomes a mature tapeworm in the dog's intestine.