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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 because there are so few hydroid experts, our understanding of these species is staggeringly incomplete.

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

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

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2012

This animal, which has been found in N. America and in Germany, possesses both an asexual hydroid and a sexual medusoid generation.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale




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