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Phialidium

noun
Phi·a·lid·i·um | \ ˌfīəˈlidēəm \

Definition of Phialidium 

: a widely distributed genus of hydrozoan medusae

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History and Etymology for Phialidium

New Latin, probably from Greek phialidion

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