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单词 obelia
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obelia

/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːlɪə /
noun Zoology
A sedentary colonial coelenterate with upright branching stems bearing minute cups in which the polyps sit.
  • Genus Obelia, class Hydrozoa.
Obelia is used in many zoology textbooks to exemplify the Hydrozoa life cycle....
  • In the coelenterate Obelia, the egg develops into a colonial hydroid consisting of a series of branching Hydra-like organisms called polyps.
  • Cnidarians of the genus Obelia form colonies of polyps in their asexual generation.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek obelos 'pointed pillar'.

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