obelia
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Obelia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom … Wikipedia
Obelia — Systematik Stamm: Nesseltiere (Cnidaria) Klasse: Hydrozoen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Obelĭa — Obelĭa, Weichthier, s.u. Hutquallen C) a) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
obelia — /oh beel yeuh, oh bee lee euh/, n. a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc. [1865 70; < NL < Gk obelías a loaf toasted on a spit, equiv. to obel(ós) a… … Universalium
obelia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1868 any of a genus (Obelia) of small colonial marine hydroids with colonies branched like trees … New Collegiate Dictionary
obélia — (o bé li a) s. m. Genre établi par Lamouroux pour un polypier calcaire (obelia tubulifera) qu on trouve adhérent sur les fucus de la Méditerranée. Genre de méduses établi par Péron et Lesueur pour une espèce presque microscopique … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
obelia — o•be•lia [[t]oʊˈbil yə, oʊˈbi li ə[/t]] n. pl. lias ivt any colonial marine hydrozoan of the genus Laomedea (Obelia), appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL < Gk obelías a loaf toasted on… … From formal English to slang
obelia — ōˈbēlyə, lēə noun Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek obelias, a cake, from obelos spit (rod used in baking) 1. capitalized : a genus of small delicate colonial hydroids having a medusa that lacks a velum and being widely distributed in… … Useful english dictionary
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Obelia — n. genus of hydrozoan animals that form moss like colonies on underwater structures (e.g. piers, ship hulls, etc.); female first name … English contemporary dictionary
