HYDROID


Meaning of HYDROID in English

I. ˈhīˌdrȯid adjective

also hy·droidean (ˈ)hī|drȯidēən

Etymology: hydroid from New Latin Hydroida; hydroidean from New Latin Hydroidea + English -an (adjective suffix)

: of or relating to the Hydroida or Hydrozoa : resembling a polyp of the genus Hydra

II. noun

also hydroidean “

( -s )

Etymology: hydroid from New Latin Hydroida; hydroidean from New Latin Hydroidea + English -an (n. suffix)

1. : one of the Hydroida : hydrozoan

2. : the polyp form of a hydrozoan as distinguished from the medusa form — see hydromedusa

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.