obelia
[ oh-beel-yuh, oh-bee-lee-uh ]
noun
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
Origin of obelia
11865–70; <New Latin <Greek obelías a loaf toasted on a spit, equivalent to obel(ós) a spit (see obelisk) + -ias noun suffix
Words Nearby obelia
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How to use obelia in a sentence
Scientists have happily given these most euphonious names—Campanularia, obelia, and Plumularia.
The Log of the Sun | William BeebeTwo of the commonest British hydroids belong to this family, obelia and Clytia.
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