sertularian

[ sur-choo-lair-ee-uhn ]

noun

, Zoology.

1. a type of hydroid that forms stiff, feathery colonies in which the cups holding the zooids are sessile.

sertularian

/ ˌsɜːtjʊˈlɛərɪən /

noun

1. any of various hydroid coelenterates of the genus Sertularia, forming feathery colonies of long branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps

Word History and Origins

Origin of sertularian¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sertularian¹

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