hydrozoan

noun

hy·dro·zo·an | \ ˌhī-drə-ˈzō-ən

Definition of hydrozoan

: any of a class (Hydrozoa) of cnidarians (such as the hydra, fire coral, and Portuguese man-of-war) that includes solitary and colonial polyps and medusae but often having the medusa stage reduced or absent and lacking nematocysts in the digestive cavity — see siphonophore

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Recent Examples on the Web Many living things, including strawberries, orchids and some jellyfish cousins called hydrozoans, propagate this way today. — Cara Giaimo, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020 The creatures, which are marine hydrozoans and relatives of jellyfish, have recently been spotted on Sullivan’s Island and in Hilton Head. — USA TODAY, 10 June 2019

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