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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Athecata

· Ath·e·ca·ta · IPA
01 n. pl. A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.
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    A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.(Zool.) See: Tubularian