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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

In Tubularia mesembryanthemum, a hydroid polyp, there are stalk, root, and polyp-head.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Oscar Hertwig


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