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Meaning of HYDROCORALLIA

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hy`dro*co*ral"li*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}, and
{Coral}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Hydroidea, including those genera that secrete
a stony coral, as Millepora and Stylaster. Two forms of
zooids in life project from small pores in the coral and
resemble those of other hydroids. See {Millepora}.
 

 

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