polypus

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin polypūs, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polupous)

Noun [edit]

polypus (plural polypi)

  1. A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
  2. (archaic, classical) An octopus.

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek πολύπους (polupous).

Noun [edit]

polypus

  1. octopus
  2. cuttlefish
  3. nasal tumor

Descendants [edit]