hydranth

[ hahy-druhnth ]

/ ˈhaɪ drənθ /

noun Zoology.

the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.

Origin of hydranth

1870–75; hydr(a) + Greek ánth(os) flower

Words nearby hydranth

hydramine, hydramnios, hydranencephaly, hydrangea, hydrant, hydranth, hydrarch, hydrargillite, hydrargyria, hydrargyrism, hydrargyrum

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for hydranth

In both cases the hydranth is extremely reduced and has no tentacles, and the polyp forms a colony by budding from the base.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
As a general rule polyp-buds are produced from the hydrorhiza and hydrocaulus, while medusa-buds are formed on the hydranth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
Hydranth with tentacles reduced below four; type of Lar (fig. 11), Monobrachium, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
Speaking generally, three principal types of hydranth can be distinguished, each with subordinate varieties of form.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various

Hydranth more shortened, daisy-like in form, with two whorls of tentacles, oral and aboral.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hydranth

hydranth

/ (ˈhaɪdrænθ) /

noun

a polyp in a colony of hydrozoan coelenterates that is specialized for feeding rather than reproduction

Word Origin for hydranth

C19: from hydra + Greek anthos flower

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hydranth
释义	hydranth [ hahy-druhnth ] / ˈhaɪ drənθ / noun Zoology. the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region. Origin of hydranth 1870–75; hydr(a) + Greek ánth(os) flower Words nearby hydranth hydramine, hydramnios, hydranencephaly, hydrangea, hydrant, hydranth, hydrarch, hydrargillite, hydrargyria, hydrargyrism, hydrargyrum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydranth In both cases the hydranth is extremely reduced and has no tentacles, and the polyp forms a colony by budding from the base. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various As a general rule polyp-buds are produced from the hydrorhiza and hydrocaulus, while medusa-buds are formed on the hydranth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various Hydranth with tentacles reduced below four; type of Lar (fig. 11), Monobrachium, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various Speaking generally, three principal types of hydranth can be distinguished, each with subordinate varieties of form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various Hydranth more shortened, daisy-like in form, with two whorls of tentacles, oral and aboral. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hydranth hydranth / (ˈhaɪdrænθ) / noun a polyp in a colony of hydrozoan coelenterates that is specialized for feeding rather than reproduction Word Origin for hydranth C19: from hydra + Greek anthos flower Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	play for play for keeps play for laughs play for time playful play games playgirl playgoer playground playgroup play hardball play hard to get play havoc play hide and seek play hooky playhouse playing card playing field playing trick play in peoria play into the hands of play it by ear play it close to one's chest play it cool play it safe