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hydroid

[hahy-droid] / ˈhaɪ drɔɪd /
NOUN
polyp
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An example is the colonial hydroid called an Obelia. The sessile polyp form has, in fact, two types of polyps, shown in Figure 3.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

But most hydroid experts find it nearly impossible to secure financing.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2012

But because there are so few hydroid experts, our understanding of these species is staggeringly incomplete.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2012

In other hydroid species, the medusa dies after it spawns.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2012

I know of no form in which so many of the characteristic features of a typical hydroid are more finely expressed than in this beautiful species.”

From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Sir John Lubbock




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