HYDROZOAN


Meaning of HYDROZOAN in English

n. & adj.

n. any aquatic coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa of mainly marine polyp or medusoid forms, including hydra and Portuguese man-of-war.

[ mod.L Hydrozoa (as HYDRA, Gk zoion animal) ]

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