noun
- The common tissue or body wall that connects individual polyps in a colonial organism, especially in hydroids and corals.
Usage: biology; zoology; plural of coenosarc
Examples
- The coenosarcs of the hydroid colony allow nutrients to be shared among all the polyps.
- In colonial corals, the coenosarcs form a continuous network connecting each individual polyp.
- The structure of coenosarcs is essential for the survival of the entire colonial organism.
- Marine biologists study coenosarcs to understand how colonial animals coordinate their functions.