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Hydrozoa

Syllabification: (Hy·dro·zo·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌhīdrəˈzōə/
Zoology
Definition of Hydrozoa
  • a class of coelenterates that includes hydras and Portuguese men-of-war. Many of them are colonial, and some kinds have both polypoid and medusoid phases.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from hydro- 'water' + Greek zōion 'animal'

Hydrozoa in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Hydrozoa in the British & World English dictionary