obelia
/əʊˈbɪːljə/noun
1- Zoology a sedentary colonial coelenterate with upright branching stems bearing minute cups in which the polyps sit【动】薮枝螅。
1.1
- Genus Obelia, class Hydrozoa.薮枝螅属, 水螅虫纲。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek obelos 'tapering column'.