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See also: Polyp
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɪp/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪp/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlɪp
- Hyphenation: pol‧yp
Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
growth
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coelenterate
Further reading[edit]
- polyp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- polyp in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- polyp at OneLook Dictionary Search
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Noun[edit]
polyp m
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