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n. 1. (Zool.) (a) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian. (b) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Paleon.) A fossil coral. [ 1913 Webster ]