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Siphonophora
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What's The Definition Of Siphonophora?
[n] marine colonial hydrozoans
Synonyms | Synonyms for Siphonophora: order Siphonophora Related Terms | Find terms related to Siphonophora: See Also | animal order | class Hydrozoa | genus Nanomia | genus Physalia | Hydrozoa | Physalia | siphonophore Siphonophora In Webster's Dictionary \Si`pho*noph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a
siphon + ???? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of pelagic Hydrozoa including species which form
complex free-swimming communities composed of numerous zooids
of various kinds, some of which act as floats or as swimming
organs, others as feeding or nutritive zooids, and others as
reproductive zooids. See Illust. under {Physallia}, and
{Porpita}.
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