adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to such creatures
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
hydroid
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan.
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noun
Meaning 3
colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hydrozoan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coelenterate, cnidarian
Narrower terms: planula, hydra, siphonophore, sertularian
History
Etymology
From hydro- + -oid.