HYDRINA

Hy*dri"na, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hydra.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The group of hydroids to which the fresh-water hydras belong.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 April 2025

COMMISERATIVE

(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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