Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for hydroid. Search instead for hydroco.
Definitions

hydroid

[hahy-droid] / ˈhaɪ drɔɪd /
NOUN
polyp
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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 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

“Finding really good hydroid experts is very difficult,” says James Carlton, a professor of marine sciences at Williams College and the director of the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2012

The medusa was originally taken off the coast of Ceylon, while the hydroid was discovered in ponds of brackish water at Port Canning.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training