Definition of polyp

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Polyp (n.) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.

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Polypuses :: Polypuses (pl. ) of Polypu.
Polypean :: Polypean (a.) Of or pertaining to a polyp, or polyps..
Polypharmacy :: Polypharmacy (n.) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients.
Motet :: Motet (n.) A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
Polypragmatical :: Polypragmatical (a.) Overbusy; officious.
Polypterus :: Polypterus (n.) An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.
Polyplacophora :: Polyplacophora (n. pl.) See Placophora.
Polyp :: Polyp (n.) Same as Anthozoa. See Anthozoa, Madreporaria, Hydroid..
Polyphagy :: Polyphagy (n.) The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food.
Lithogenous :: Lithogenous (a.) Stone-producing; -- said of polyps which form coral.
Bichir :: Bichir (n.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
Calicle :: Calicle (n.) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is formed by a polyp. (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of certain hydroids. See Campanularian..
Polyp :: Polyp (n.) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.
Polyperythrin :: Polyperythrin (n.) A coloring matter found in many simple Anthozoa and some hydroids.
Labiose :: Labiose (a.) Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain polypetalous corollas.
Polyphonic :: Polyphonic (a.) Having a multiplicity of sounds.
Coenosarc :: Coenosarc (n.) The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid. See Hydroidea.
Monophonic :: Monophonic (a.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to polyphonic..
Polypary :: Polypary (n.) Same as Polypidom.
Polypiparous :: Polypiparous (a.) Producing polyps.
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