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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

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

The same obtains of the Hydra and the related hydroid polyps, in which the neuro-muscular cells, or other distributed cells of the outer germ-layer, fulfil the soul-functions.

From Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel by Huxley, Thomas Henry




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