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
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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