hidrozoo

Definitions of hidrozoo
  1. noun
    colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
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    types:
    hidra
    small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
    sifonóforo
    a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
    medusa
    large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
    type of:
    cnidario
    radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
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