HYDROZOAN

hydrozoan, hydroid

(noun) colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hydrozoan (plural hydrozoans)

Any of many colonial coelenterates, of the class Hydrozoa, including the hydras, hydroids, hydrocorals, and siphonophores.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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