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hydranth
hy·dranth
/
ˈhaɪ
drənθ
/
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hahy
-dr
uh
nth
]
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noun
Zoology
.
the terminal part of a hydroid
polyp
that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.
Origin:
1870–75;
hydr(a)
+
Greek
ánth
(
os
) flower
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hydranth
(ˈhaɪdrænθ)
—
n
a polyp in a colony of hydrozoan coelenterates that is specialized for feeding rather than reproduction
[C19: from
hydra
+ Greek
anthos
flower]
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