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siphonophore

Pronunciation:  'sIfunu`fowr

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 Definition: [n]  a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
 
 See Also: apolemia, hydroid, hydrozoan, jellyfish, man-of-war, nanomia, order Siphonophora, Portuguese man-of-war, praya, Siphonophora

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Si*phon"o*phore\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Siphonophora.

 

 

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