Hydranth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hydranth is a noun meaning (zoology) An individual polyp of a hydroid colony.
Meaning
(zoology) An individual polyp of a hydroid colony.
Example Sentences
NM Stevens (1902) and Emil Godlewski (1904) described the transformation of pieces of stem to hydranths in the marine hydroid.
Word Forms
- hydranths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hydroid, hydropolyp, hydrosome, hydrophyton, hydrorhiza, hydractinian.
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