hydrozoan Zoology

hydrozoan Zoology
hydrozoan Zoology [ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)'zəʊən]
noun a marine invertebrate (coelenterate) of the class Hydrozoa, which includes hydras and Portuguese men-of-war.
adjective relating to hydrozoans.
Origin
from mod. L. Hydrozoa, from hydro- + Gk zōion 'animal'.

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