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hydranth
hy·dranth H0341600 (hī′drănth′)n. A feeding zooid in a hydroid colony having an oral opening surrounded by tentacles. [hydr(a) + Greek anthos, flower.]hydranth (ˈhaɪdrænθ) n (Zoology) a polyp in a colony of hydrozoan coelenterates that is specialized for feeding rather than reproduction[C19: from hydra + Greek anthos flower]hy•dranth (ˈhaɪ drənθ) n. any of the asexual feeding polyps in a hydroid colony. [1870–75; hydr (a) + Greek ánth(os) flower] hydranth
hydranth[′hī‚dranth] (invertebrate zoology) Nutritive individual in a hydroid colony. hydranth
hydranth the normal COELENTERATE polyp, having a mouth surrounded by tentacles, found in most colonial forms. |