Coral creatures Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Thursday, September 22, 2011 · 43-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between May 2001 and September 2011.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 22, 2011 · 43-Down · 6 letters
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one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"
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