'Thecophora' definitions:

Definition of 'Thecophora'

From: GCIDE

Thecophora \The*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a case + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.) A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea. [1913 Webster]