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hy·dro·phyl·li·um
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈfilēəm\ noun
(plural hydrophyl·lia \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from hydr- + -phyllium (from Greek phyllion small leaf, diminutive of phyllon leaf) — more at blow (to blossom)
: one of the leaflike organs regarded as greatly modified zooids that cover other zooids of many siphonophores |