HYDROID

hydrozoan, hydroid

(noun) colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hydroid (plural hydroids)

Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan

Adjective

hydroid (comparative more hydroid, superlative most hydroid)

Of or pertaining to such creatures

Anagrams

• dihydro, dihydro-, hydrido

Source: Wiktionary


Hy"droid, a. Etym: [Hydra + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea.

– n.

Definition: One of the Hydroideas.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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