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Thecophora

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thecophora'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thecophora.html. 1828.