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hydractinian

hydractinian noun: a marine hydroid of the genus Hydractinia or a closely-related genus.

Noun

hydractinian (plural hydractinians)

  1. A marine hydroid of the genus Hydractinia or a closely-related genus

Forms of hydractinian

pluralhydractinians

Origin of hydractinian

From taxonomic name Hydractinia + -an.

Questions about hydractinian

What does hydractinian mean?
Hydractinian means a marine hydroid of the genus Hydractinia or a closely-related genus.
What part of speech is hydractinian?
Hydractinian is a noun.
What is the plural of hydractinian?
The plural of hydractinian is hydractinians.

Words near hydractinian in the dictionary

  1. hydracid
  2. hydracids
  3. hydracrylate
  4. hydracrylates
  5. hydracrylic acid
  6. hydractinian
  7. hydractinians
  8. hydractiniid
  9. hydractiniids
  10. hydrae
  11. hydraemia

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