hydrozoan

• Hydrozoaire désigne un animal aquatique de l'embranchement des cnidaires, souvent colonial, dont le cycle de vie alterne entre un stade polype et un stade méduse, le polype étant généralement dominant ou la forme coloniale fixée.

A noun referring to a type of colonial coelenterate in which the polyp phase is dominant.

1. Colonial coelenterateC2formalscientific

   A type of small, often colonial aquatic animal belonging to the class Hydrozoa, characterized by a dominant polyp stage in its life cycle.

   Hydrozoaire colonial

   • The hydrozoan colony attached itself to the underside of the dock.
   • Marine biologists studied the hydrozoan's unique reproductive cycle.
   • Many hydrozoans form intricate, branching structures on the ocean floor.

   Synonymeshydroid