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Definition of: hydroid
(hī′droid) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a class (Hydrozoa) of mostly marine coelenterates resembling the hydra; like a polyp.
2. Designating a reproductive phase in the development of certain hydrozoans characterized by the formation of colonies.
—noun A hydrozoan.
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