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polyps

pol·yp
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pol-ip]
    • /ˈpɒl ɪp/
    • /ˈpɒl.ɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ip]
    • /ˈpɒl ɪp/

Definitions of polyps word

  • noun polyps Zoology. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, especially as applied to coelenterates. an individual zooid of a compound or colonial organism. 1
  • noun polyps Pathology. a projecting growth from a mucous surface, as of the nose, being either a tumor or a hypertrophy of the mucous membrane. 1
See all 2 definitions of polyps

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Origin of polyps

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English polip, short for polipus nasal tumor (later, also cephalopod, now obsolete) < Medieval Latin, Latin pōlypus < dialectal Greek poulýpous octopus, nasal tumor (Attic polýpous, genitive polýpodos; see poly-, -pod)

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Parts of speech for Polyps

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Polyps

polyps popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for polyps

noun polyps

  • cysts — Plural form of cyst.
  • growths — Plural form of growth.
All 2 Synonyms of polyps

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Related words

  • anthozoan

    any of the solitary or colonial sessile marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, including the corals, sea anemones, and sea pens, in which the body is in the form of a polyp

  • basal disk

    the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate.

  • blue coral

    any coral of the genus Heliopora, having brown polyps and a blue skeleton, found in the Indo-Pacific region.

  • bryozoan

    any aquatic invertebrate animal of the phylum Bryozoa, forming colonies of polyps each having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore)

  • coenosarc

    a system of protoplasmic branches connecting the polyps of colonial organisms such as corals

  • coral

    Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery.
All related words to polyps

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