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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