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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

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

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

“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

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 Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)




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