HYDRANTH

Etymology

Noun

hydranth (plural hydranths)

(zoology) An individual polyp of a hydroid colony

Source: Wiktionary


Hy"dranth, n. Etym: [Hydra + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the nutritive zooids of a hydroid colony. Also applied to the proboscis or manubrium of a hydroid medusa. See Illust. of Hydroidea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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