hydrozoan

hy·dro·zo·an

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

Origin of hydrozoan

from Modern Latin Hydrozoa from hydra + zo- + -an

any animal of this class, as a hydroid or Portuguese man-of-war

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hydrozoan

noun

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.

Origin of hydrozoan

From New Latin Hydrozōa class name Hydra type genus ; see hydra . -zōa pl. of -zōon -zoon

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Noun

(plural hydrozoans)

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

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