hydrosome

noun

hy·​dro·​some

"+ˌsōm

variants or less commonly hydrosoma

ˌ⸗⸗+ˈsōmə

plural -s

: the entire colony of a compound hydrozoan : hydroid

Word History

Etymology

New Latin hydrosoma, from hydr- + -soma

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