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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