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Meaning of "obelia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBELIA

obelia  [əʊˈbiːlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBELIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obelia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBELIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

obelia

Obelia

Obelia is a genus in the class Hydrozoa, which consists of mainly marine and some freshwater animal species and have both the polyp and medusa stages in their life cycle. The genus belongs to the phylum Cnidaria, which are all aquatic and mainly marine organisms that are relatively simple in structure.

Definition of obelia in the English dictionary

The definition of obelia in the dictionary is a type of coelenterate of the genus Obelia that is found as a woolly mass growing on pieces of wood etc in the sea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBELIA


abelia
əˈbiːlɪə
amelia
əˈmiːlɪə
anthelia
æntˈhiːlɪə
aurelia
ɔːˈriːlɪə
automobilia
ˌɔːtəməˈbiːlɪə
bromelia
brəˈmiːlɪə
camellia
kəˈmiːlɪə
Delia
ˈdiːlɪə
Elea
ˈiːlɪə
Elia
ˈiːlɪə
epithelia
ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪə
grindelia
ɡrɪnˈdiːlɪə
Karelia
kəˈriːlɪə
lobelia
ləʊˈbiːlɪə
mycelia
maɪˈsiːlɪə
parhelia
pɑːˈhiːlɪə
phacelia
fəˈsiːlɪə
stapelia
stəˈpiːlɪə
syringomyelia
səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈiːlɪə
telia
ˈtiːlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBELIA

obedient
obediential
obedientiaries
obedientiary
obediently
obeisance
obeisant
obeisantly
obeism
obeli
obelion
obeliscal
obeliscoid
obelise
obelisk
obeliskoid
obelism
obelize
obelus
obento

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBELIA

aphelia
borrelia
bumelia
cimelia
dysmelia
Eastern Rumelia
endothelia
eutrapelia
mesothelia
Morelia
paranthelia
perihelia
phocomelia
promycelia
psychedelia
Roumelia
Rumelia
sprekelia
triskelia
water lobelia

Synonyms and antonyms of obelia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obelia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBELIA

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Translator English - Chinese

obelia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obelia
570 millions of speakers

English

obelia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obelia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

obelia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Obelia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obelia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

obelia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Obelia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obelia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Obelia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

obelia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obelia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obelia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obelia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obelia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Obelia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Obelia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Obelia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obelia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Obelia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obelia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Obelia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Obelia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Obelia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Obelia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obelia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBELIA»

The term «obelia» is regularly used and occupies the 92.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBELIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obelia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBELIA»

Discover the use of obelia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obelia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Story of Little Obelia
One of a set of three books about the adventures of gumnut babies Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and their friends, including the wise Little Obelia in her home under the sea. Distinctively illustrated by the author.
‎1992
2
Modern Text Book of Zoology: Invertebrates
Explain that a polyp of Obelia is homologous with its medusa. 10. List out the differences between polyp and a medusa. 11. Describe type of zooid in Obelia. 12. Justify, giving atleast 5 reasons that metagenesis is a significant phenomenon ...
Prof. R.L.Kotpal, 2012
3
American Hydroids ...: The Plumularidæ
Obelia (Laomedea) geniculata Allman, Report Brit. Ass. Adv. Sci., 1867, p. 77. Laomedea geniculata Heller, Zoophyten und Echinodermen des Adriatischen Meeres, 1868, p. 45. Obelia geniculata Hincks, British Hydroid Zoophytes, 1868, p.
Charles Cleveland Nutting, 1915
4
American Hydroids: The Campanularidœ and the Bonneviellidœ
Obelia gm'iculala NORMAN, Report Brit. Ass. Adv. Sci., 1867, p. 199. Obelia ( Laomdw) genimilata ALLMAN, Report Brit. Am. Adv. Sci., 1867, p. 77. Laomedea geniculata HELLER, Zoophyten und Echinodermen des Adriatischen Meeres, 1868 ...
Charles Cleveland Nutting, 1915
5
Intertidal Invertebrates of California
Obelia has been used in many studies on growth and differentiation. The colony grows exponentially (as measured by increase in number of feeding polyps) provided the food supply is adequate, and the rate of growth is directly correlated  ...
‎1980
6
Bulletin from the laboratories of natural history of the ...
State University of Iowa. with from one to five rings. The rim of the opening is raised on a distinct collar, with diameter very much less than that of the part of the gonangium that supports it. OBELIA FRAGILIS Calkins Obelia fragilis Calkins, ...
State University of Iowa, 1913
7
Oceanography And Marine Biology: An Annual Review
Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 169, 3–76. Gravier-Bonnet, N. in press. Obelia (Cnidaria Hydrozoa) in sea-grass beds of Madagascar (Indian Ocean). In Obelia (Cnidaria, Medusozoa, Hydrozoa). Phenomenon. Aspects of investigations.
Alan Ansell, Margaret Barnes, R N Gibson, 1998
8
The Hydroids of the West Coast of North America: With ...
P0rt Townshend (Calkins). OBELIA GELATINOSA (Pallas) Sertularia gelatinosa PALLAS, Elenchus Zoophytorum, 1766, p. 116. Obelia gelatinosa Hmcxs, British Hydroid Zoophytes, 1868, p. 151. Obelia gelatinoaa CALKINS, Some Hydroids of  ...
Charles McLean Fraser, 1911
9
Krishna's Non-Chordata
Ans : The cylindrical tubes, the blastostyles of Obelia colony covered with expanded pesisarc layer are termed as gonangia. A gonangium is also known as gonozooids. Q. 2 : What is statocyst ? How many statocysts are found in a young  ...
Dr. M. C. Bhatnagar, Dr. Geeta Bansal
10
Little Obelia: Tiny Story
This is the third book of the Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. It follows the wonderful adventures of the Ragged Blossom with the fish folk and Little Obelia's role in saving Ragged Blossom from the bad Banksia men.
May Gibbs, 1993

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBELIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obelia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pregnancy food: what you eat can affect your child for life
obelia merchantsister. 15 Jun 2015 5:36. 4 5. Well quite. I hope the book does contain some element of "eating something is better than eating ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
What I'm really thinking: the celibate wife
obelia mbp2012. 29 May 2015 23:23. 58 59. Less rare than you would think. The NHS says that one in five men suffers loss of libido at some ... «The Guardian, May 15»
3
No one should condescend to Agatha Christie – she's a genius
obelia salahadeen. 17 May 2015 14:42. 15 16. Aaaargh! I haven't seen it, and your spoiler was so close to your spoiler alert that I couldn't help ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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