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thecophora
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thecophora, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. a case + fe`rein to bear.].
A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecæ and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata . See Illust. under Hydroidea. [1913 Webster]
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