water-vascular system

noun

: a system of canals in echinoderms containing a circulating watery fluid that is used for the movement of the tentacles and tube feet

Examples of water-vascular system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The designs of these robots were based on the biological specifications of the locomotion and water-vascular systems of regenerating starfish. — Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water-vascular system

• cryptosystem
• ecosystem
• intersystem
• multisystem
• photosystem
• subsystem

Kids Definition

water-vascular system

noun

: a system of vessels in echinoderms containing a circulating watery fluid that is used especially for the movement of tentacles and tube feet