polyp
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English
Etymology
From Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)). Doublet of polypus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɪp/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪp/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlɪp
- Hyphenation: pol‧yp
Noun
polyp (plural polyps)
- (medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
- (zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
- The sessile life stage of many cnidarians, whose free-swimming stage, if present, is the medusa.
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Translations
growth
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coelenterate
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Further reading
- “polyp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “polyp”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “polyp”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
polyp m anim
Declension
Noun
polyp m inan
Declension
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Further reading
- “polyp”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “polyp”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989