Definition of Porpita in English:

Porpita

noun ˈpɔːpɪtə

Zoology

A kind of pelagic colonial hydroid consisting of a central gastrozooid surrounded by gonozooids and defensive polyps, all hanging from a flattened, circular, chitinous float; a fossil of such a hydroid (now rare). Also (in form Porpita): the genus of chondrophores (family Porpitidae) to which these hydroids belong.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Woodward (d. 1728), physician, natural historian, and antiquary. From scientific Latin Porpita from ancient Greek πόρπη brooch, clasp + classical Latin -īta.

Definition of Porpita in US English:

Porpita

nounˈpɔːpɪtə

Zoology

A kind of pelagic colonial hydroid consisting of a central gastrozooid surrounded by gonozooids and defensive polyps, all hanging from a flattened, circular, chitinous float; a fossil of such a hydroid (now rare). Also (in form Porpita): the genus of chondrophores (family Porpitidae) to which these hydroids belong.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Woodward (d. 1728), physician, natural historian, and antiquary. From scientific Latin Porpita from ancient Greek πόρπη brooch, clasp + classical Latin -īta.

单词	Porpita
释义	Definition of Porpita in English: Porpita noun ˈpɔːpɪtə Zoology A kind of pelagic colonial hydroid consisting of a central gastrozooid surrounded by gonozooids and defensive polyps, all hanging from a flattened, circular, chitinous float; a fossil of such a hydroid (now rare). Also (in form Porpita): the genus of chondrophores (family Porpitidae) to which these hydroids belong. Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Woodward (d. 1728), physician, natural historian, and antiquary. From scientific Latin Porpita from ancient Greek πόρπη brooch, clasp + classical Latin -īta. Definition of Porpita in US English: Porpita nounˈpɔːpɪtə Zoology A kind of pelagic colonial hydroid consisting of a central gastrozooid surrounded by gonozooids and defensive polyps, all hanging from a flattened, circular, chitinous float; a fossil of such a hydroid (now rare). Also (in form Porpita): the genus of chondrophores (family Porpitidae) to which these hydroids belong. Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Woodward (d. 1728), physician, natural historian, and antiquary. From scientific Latin Porpita from ancient Greek πόρπη brooch, clasp + classical Latin -īta.
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