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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

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

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

In other words, a hydroid is exactly like its grandmother and granddaughter, but as different from its parents and children in appearance as a plant is from an animal.

From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William




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