Meaning of HYDROZOA
| Pronunciation: | | `hIdru'zowu
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| | Definition: | | [n] coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes |
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| | Synonyms: | | class Hydrozoa |
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| | See Also: | | class, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, genus Hydra, genus Sertularia, hydroid, hydrozoan, order Siphonophora, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata, Sertularia, Siphonophora | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy`dro*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. ? an
animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Acaleph[ae]; one of the classes of c[oe]lenterates,
including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora.
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