ALL meanings of hydrozoan
hy·dro·zo·an
H h - noun hydrozoan A coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, such as a hydra or Portuguese man-of-war. 1
- noun hydrozoan any freshwater or marine coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, including free-swimming or attached types, as the hydra, in which one developmental stage, either the polyp or medusa, is absent, and colonial types, as the Portuguese man-of-war, in which both medusa and polyp stages are present in a single colony. 1
- adjective hydrozoan belonging or pertaining to the Hydrozoa. 1
- noun hydrozoan any colonial or solitary coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, which includes the hydra, Portuguese man-of-war, and the sertularians 0
- adjective hydrozoan of, relating to, or belonging to the Hydrozoa 0
- adjective hydrozoan of a class (Hydrozoa) of cnidarians having a saclike body consisting of two layers of cells, and a mouth that opens directly into the body cavity 0
- noun hydrozoan any animal of this class, as a hydroid or Portuguese man-of-war 0
- noun hydrozoan Any of many colonial coelenterates, of the class Hydrozoa, including the hydras, hydroids, hydrocorals, and siphonophores. 0