corynidZool.|ˈkɒrɪnɪd| [f.mod.L. Corynidæ, f.Coryne, generic name of a Hydromedusa, a. Gr. κορύνη club.] A member of the family Corynidæ of the order Hydroidea of Cœlenterates. 1870Nicholson Zool. lviii. 73 The..elements of generation..by the union of which the young Corynid is produced.