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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

There are significantly more crab experts, for instance, than hydroid experts.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2012

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

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2012

Peterson is closely following the work of Daniel Martínez, a biologist at Pomona College and one of the world’s leading hydroid scholars.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2012

The same obtains of the Hydra and the related hydroid polyps, in which the neuro-muscular cells, or other distributed cells of the outer germ-layer, fulfil the soul-functions.

From Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel by Huxley, Thomas Henry