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Polyp

Definition noun, plural: polyps (1) (zoology) The hollow, columnar, sessile form of Cnidarians (as opposed to the medusa... Read More

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Coral polyp

Definition noun, plural: coral polyps (marine biology) An invertebrate species of the class Anthozoa that may live either... Read More

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Fibroepithelial polyp

Definition noun, plural: fibroepithelial polyps A benign, often solitary, rubbery, polypoid outgrowth of epidermal and... Read More

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Polypoid

Definition noun (genetics) A cell or an organism containing more than two sets of homologous... Read More

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Medusa

Definition noun, plural: medusae (zoology) The freely-swimming, umbrella- or disk-shaped gelatinous form of Cnidarians (as... Read More

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Coral

Definition noun, plural: corals (marine biology) An invertebrate species characterized by having a clear polyp body with a... Read More

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Substratum

Definition noun, plural: substrata (1) A substrate, i.e. a surface in which the cell attaches to, especially when the cell... Read More

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Siphonophore

Definition noun, plural: siphonophores Any of the various marine invertebrate of the order Siphonohorae of the class... Read More

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Brain coral

Definition noun, plural: brain corals A reef-building coral characterized by having a convoluted thecae resembling a human... Read More

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Hard coral

Definition noun, plural: hard corals Any of the coral species that build coral reefs by their deposition of calcium... Read More

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Hydra

Hydra (Science: organism) genus of freshwater coelenterates (cnidarians). They are small, solitary and only exist in the... Read More

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Anthozoan

Anthozoan (Science: zoology) Pertaining to the anthozoa. One of the anthozoa. Definition noun, plural: anthozoans Any of the... Read More

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Pedicle

Definition noun, plural: pedicles (1) (botany) The stalk of a flower. (2) (entomology) The waist of the ant bearing one or... Read More

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Phylum

Just like it is easy to identify and sort anything in the supermarkets when placed in the right section with proper display... Read More

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Invertebrate

Invertebrate Definition An invertebrate refers to any of the animals lacking a vertebral column. The term invertebrate came... Read More

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Benign

Benign Definition How to define benign? The meaning of benign in a general sense is "beneficial" and "pleasant". Benign is... Read More

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Sessile

Definition adjective (1) Of, pertaining to, or relating to the state of sessility or the inability to move actively or... Read More