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[syn: Hydrozoa, class Hydrozoa]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hydrozoa \Hy`dro*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. zo^,on
an animal.] (Zool.)
The Acaleph[ae]; one of the classes of c[oe]lenterates,
including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hydrozoon \Hy`dro*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. L. Hydrozoa, E.
Hydrozo["o]ns. [NL.] (Zool.)
One of the Hydrozoa.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca,
including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including
Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
Crinoidea. C[oe]lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps,
Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or
Porifera, including the sponges.
Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For
definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster] Animalcular
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hydrozoa
n 1: coelenterates typically having alternation of generations;
hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the
medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes [syn:
Hydrozoa, class Hydrozoa]