polypary
noun
the common supporting structure of a colony of polyps, as corals.
polyparies
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pluralof polypary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Graptolite, grap′to-līt, n. one of a group of fossil hydrozoa, having simple or branched polyparies, usually strengthened by a horny-like rod—the 'solid axis.'
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The Graptolite polyparies vary considerably in size: the majority range from 1 in. to about 6 in. in length; few examples have been met with having a length or more than 30 in.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
This valuable substance often merges with other polyparies, forming compact, hopelessly tangled units known as "macciota," and I noted some wonderful pink samples of this coral.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
These polyparies were sticking to rocks, shells of mollusks, and even the stalks of water plants.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
