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hydrozoan

hy·dro·zo·an [ hdrə zṓ ən ] (plural hy·dro·zo·ans)


noun 
Definition:
 
invertebrate animal: a ocean or freshwater invertebrate animal, e.g. a polyp or jellyfish. Class Hydrozoa.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Hydrozoa "water animals" < Greek hudōr "water" + zōia, plural of zōion "animal"]
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