obelia
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(ō-bēl′yə)n.
Any of various marine hydroids of the genus Obelia that exist chiefly as colonies of polyps growing in a branchlike form on surfaces such as piers or rocks.
[New Latin Obelia, genus name, probably from Greek obeliās, a loaf baked on a spit, from obelos, a spit.]
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obelia
(əʊˈbiːlɪə)n
(Animals) a type of coelenterate of the genus Obelia that is found as a woolly mass growing on pieces of wood, etc in the sea
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o•be•lia
(oʊˈbil yə, oʊˈbi li ə)n., pl. -lias.
any colonial marine hydrozoan of the genus Laomedea (Obelia), appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
[1865–70; < New Latin < Greek obelías a loaf toasted on a spit =obel(ós) a spit (see obelisk) + -ias n. suffix]
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