athecata

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athecata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tubularida \Tu"bu*lar`i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
     An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; --
     called also Athecata, Gymnoblastea, and Tubulariae.
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  Athecata \Ath`e*ca"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a 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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