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Siphonophore

//saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

    "Is an individual hydra polyp analogous to an entire siphonophore colony – or is it more like a member of that colony?"

  2. 2
    a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored wordnet

Etymology

From siphono- + -phore, likely from translingual Siphonophorae.

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