Athecata

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:56:56

Ath`e*ca"ta (#), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. priv. + chest, box.] Zool.

A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.

 

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