The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Lovenellidae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Leptomedusae — Taxobox name = Thecate hydroids image width = 230px image caption = Crystal Jelly ( Aequorea victoria , Conica: Aequoreidae) with the parasitic amphipod Hyperia medusarum Photo by Sierra Blakely. regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa phylum =… … Wikipedia
gymnoblastic — adj. [Gr. gymnos, bare; blastos, bud] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) Lacking hydrothecae and gonothecae, as some colonial forms … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cnidarian — /nuy dair ee euhn/, n. 1. any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a… … Universalium
hydrotheca — hydrothecal, adj. /huy dreuh thee keuh/, n., pl. hydrothecae / kee/. Zool. the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth. [1870 75; < NL; see HYDRO 1, THECA] * * * … Universalium
sertularian — noun Any species of genus Sertularella, or of family Sertulariidae, hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae … Wiktionary
sertularian — noun feathery colony of long branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps • Hypernyms: ↑hydrozoan, ↑hydroid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sertularia, ↑genus Sertularia * * * I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ən adjective … Useful english dictionary
