Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Pneumatocyst · Pneu·mat·o·cyst · IPA 01 n. A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving as a float, as in Physalia. 1. A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving as a float, as in Physalia.(Zool.)