Difference between revisions of "hydranth"

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|etymology=Greek <i>hydor</i>, water; <i>anthos</i>, flower
 
|etymology=Greek <i>hydor</i>, water; <i>anthos</i>, flower
|definition=([[Cnidaria]]: Hydrozoa) A nutritive zooid in a colony; the hydroid polyp, bearing a mouth, digestive cavity and tentacles.
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|definition=([[Cnidaria]]: [[Hydrozoa]]) A nutritive [[zooid]] in a [[colony]]; the [[hydroid]] [[polyp]], bearing a [[mouth]], digestive [[cavity]] and tentacles.
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Revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013

hydranth (noun; Greek hydor, water; anthos, flower): (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) A nutritive zooid in a colony; the hydroid polyp, bearing a mouth, digestive cavity and tentacles.