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SERTULARIAN
sertularian
(noun) feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sertularian (plural sertularians)
Any species of genus Sertularella, or of family Sertulariidae, hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae.
Source: Wiktionary
Ser`tu*la"ri*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidæ, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecæ. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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