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词汇 Hydrozoa
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Definition of Hydrozoa in English:

Hydrozoa

plural noun ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)ˈzəʊəˌhīdrəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A class of coelenterates which includes hydras and Portuguese men-of-war. Many of them are colonial and some kinds have both polypoid and medusoid phases.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • While the Cubozoa always have polyp and medusa stages, either one can be reduced in the Hydrozoa and Scyphozoa.
    • The groups Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Cubozoa all are generally characterized as having polyps and medusae (although minor lineages have lost medusae and in some cases polyps).
    • Traditional systematics divides the Hydrozoa into five orders.
    • However, Hydra is not typical of the Hydrozoa as a whole.
    • Another feature that is quite common in Hydrozoa but not typical of Scyphozoa is colonial organization.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from hydro- 'water' + Greek zōion 'animal'.

Definition of Hydrozoa in US English:

Hydrozoa

plural nounˌhīdrəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A class of coelenterates which includes hydras and Portuguese men-of-war. Many of them are colonial and some kinds have both polypoid and medusoid phases.

    〔动〕水螅纲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The groups Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Cubozoa all are generally characterized as having polyps and medusae (although minor lineages have lost medusae and in some cases polyps).
    • However, Hydra is not typical of the Hydrozoa as a whole.
    • Another feature that is quite common in Hydrozoa but not typical of Scyphozoa is colonial organization.
    • Traditional systematics divides the Hydrozoa into five orders.
    • While the Cubozoa always have polyp and medusa stages, either one can be reduced in the Hydrozoa and Scyphozoa.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from hydro- ‘water’ + Greek zōion ‘animal’.

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