hydrosome

[hahy-druh-sohm]

noun Zoology.

the entire body of a compound hydrozoan.

Origin of hydrosome

1860–65; hydro- (combining form representing hydra) + -some³

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrosome

hydrosome

hydrosoma (ˌhaɪdrəˈsəʊmə)

noun

zoology the body of a colonial hydrozoan

Word Origin for hydrosome

C19: from hydro-, from hydra + -some ³

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