Definition of Hydrozoan in English :

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Hydrozoan meaning in English

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Hydrozoan

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Noun

1. hydroid, hydrozoan

colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant

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Hydrozoan

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noun
1. 
any colonial or solitary coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, which includes the hydra, Portuguese man-of-war, and the sertularians
adjective
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the Hydrozoa

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Hydrozoan

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adjective
1. 
of a class (Hydrozoa) of cnidarians having a saclike body consisting of two layers of cells, and a mouth that opens directly into the body cavity
noun
2. 
any animal of this class, as a hydroid or Portuguese man-of-war

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Hydrozoan

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n.
Any of various cnidarians of the class Hydrozoa, including the hydras, hydroids, and siphonophores, which exhibit alternation of generations between the polyp and medusa stage or exist in only one or the other stage.

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