hydrozoan, hydroid
(noun) colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hydroid (plural hydroids)
Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan
hydroid (comparative more hydroid, superlative most hydroid)
Of or pertaining to such creatures
• 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
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
