请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Hydrozoa
释义

Definition of Hydrozoa in English:

Hydrozoa

plural noun ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)ˈzəʊəˌhīdrəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A class of coelenterates which includes hydras and Portuguese men-of-war. Many of them are colonial and some kinds have both polypoid and medusoid phases.

    〔动〕水螅纲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While the Cubozoa always have polyp and medusa stages, either one can be reduced in the Hydrozoa and Scyphozoa.
    • The groups Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Cubozoa all are generally characterized as having polyps and medusae (although minor lineages have lost medusae and in some cases polyps).
    • Traditional systematics divides the Hydrozoa into five orders.
    • However, Hydra is not typical of the Hydrozoa as a whole.
    • Another feature that is quite common in Hydrozoa but not typical of Scyphozoa is colonial organization.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from hydro- 'water' + Greek zōion 'animal'.

Definition of Hydrozoa in US English:

Hydrozoa

plural nounˌhīdrəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A class of coelenterates which includes hydras and Portuguese men-of-war. Many of them are colonial and some kinds have both polypoid and medusoid phases.

    〔动〕水螅纲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The groups Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Cubozoa all are generally characterized as having polyps and medusae (although minor lineages have lost medusae and in some cases polyps).
    • However, Hydra is not typical of the Hydrozoa as a whole.
    • Another feature that is quite common in Hydrozoa but not typical of Scyphozoa is colonial organization.
    • Traditional systematics divides the Hydrozoa into five orders.
    • While the Cubozoa always have polyp and medusa stages, either one can be reduced in the Hydrozoa and Scyphozoa.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from hydro- ‘water’ + Greek zōion ‘animal’.

随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/26 23:04:09