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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

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2012

An observation made by the writer on the regeneration of polyps in a hydroid, Eudendrium racemosum, at Woods Hole, may be mentioned as an instance of this.

From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward




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