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sertularian

[ sur-choo-lair-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌsɜr tʃʊˈlɛər i ən /
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noun Zoology.
a type of hydroid that forms stiff, feathery colonies in which the cups holding the zooids are sessile.
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Origin of sertularian

1840–50; <New Latin Sertulari(a) genus name (Latin sertul(a), diminutive of serta wreath + -āria-aria) + -an

Words nearby sertularian

Sertoli cell, Sertoli cell-only syndrome, Sertoli cell tumor, Sertorius, sertraline, sertularian, serum, serum accelerator, serum accelerator globulin, serum agglutinin, serumal
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British Dictionary definitions for sertularian

sertularian
/ (ˌsɜːtjʊˈlɛərɪən) /
noun
any of various hydroid coelenterates of the genus Sertularia, forming feathery colonies of long branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps

Word Origin for sertularian

C18: from New Latin Sertulāria, from Latin sertula diminutive of serta a garland
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