hydrophyllium

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noun

One of the flat, leaf-like, protective zooids covering other zooids of certain Siphonophorae.

OriginAncient Greek ὕδωρ →
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Meanings

noun
  1. archaicbiologyOne of the flat, leaf-like, protective zooids covering other zooids of certain Siphonophorae.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὕδωρ“water”
  2. Englishhydrophyllium

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + φύλλιον (phúllion), diminutive of φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

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APA

hydrophyllium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophyllium

MLA

“hydrophyllium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophyllium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrophyllium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophyllium.

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