hydranth

H4Y4D2R1A1N1T1H4

noun

An individual polyp of a hydroid colony

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Meanings

nounhydranth (plural hydranths)

plural hydranths

  1. biologyAn individual polyp of a hydroid colony

    NM Stevens (1902) and Emil Godlewski (1904) described the transformation of pieces of stem to hydranths in the marine hydroid.

    1970, Sylvan Meryl Rose, Regeneration, page 126

Origin

From hydro- + -anth (“flower”).

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hydranth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydranth

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“hydranth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydranth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydranth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydranth.

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