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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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