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Definition of Order siphonophora
1. Noun. Marine colonial hydrozoans.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hydrozoa, Hydrozoa
Member holonyms: Siphonophore, Genus Nanomia, Genus Physalia, Physalia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Siphonophora
Literary usage of Order siphonophora
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"... and lead on to the order Siphonophora, where, as in the Portuguese
man-of-war (Physalia) or in Velella, the occurrence of compound forms is a constant ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"... and lead on to the order Siphonophora, where, as in the Portuguese
man-of-war (Physalia) or in Velella, the occurrence of compound forms is a constant ..."
3. A Laboratory Manual for Elementary Zoölogy by Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1919)
"... order siphonophora IH. Phylum Platyhelminthes 1 (4). With mouth and digestive
tract; not especially elongated, nor divided into segments. 2 2 (3). ..."
4. Economic Zoology: An Introductory Text-book in Zoology, with Special by Herbert Osborn (1908)
"order siphonophora. Hydroids in which the base of attachment is a floating stem
or an axis built up by the joint ..."
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