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Marine vs Obelia - What's the difference?

marine | obelia |

As a verb marine

is .

As a noun obelia is

(zoology) any of various colonial marine hydroids of the genus.

marine

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine biology'', marine ''insurance .)
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of a marine corps.
    • He was a marine in World War II.
  • (capitalised in the plural) A marine corps.
    • He fought with the Marines in World War II.
  • A painting representing some marine subject.

    • Synonyms

    * devil dog * jarhead * leatherneck

    See also

    * Marine * (Marine) * (Marines)

    Anagrams

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    obelia

    English

    (wikipedia obelia) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any of various colonial marine hydroids of the genus .
  • * 1970 , Marie M. Jenkins, Animals Without Parents , page 55,
    • All the polyps and branches of obelias are supported and protected by a thin, transparent, horny covering which is made by the outer layer of cells. About each polyp the horny covering is in the shape of a goblet or cup.
  • * 1975 , , page 42,
    • Fragile but menacing, obelias''' are colonies ranging from one to eight inches in length which grow on seaweeds, rocks, and piles. The medusa, only one stage in the '''obelia’s life cycle, has anywhere from eight to 24 tentacles, .
  • * 1999 , Martin Walters, Jinny Johnson, The World of Animals , 2011, page 31,
    • .