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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

“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 hydroid species, the medusa dies after it spawns.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2012

The smaller the piece, within certain limits, and the younger physiologically, the more nearly does it return to embryonic conditions, a fact which can be studied admirably in the hydroid Corymorpha.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous




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