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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Gemmiparous animals; animals which propagate by buds, as the hydra or fresh-water polyp, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) Animals which increase by budding, as hydroids.

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