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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.

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Noun

polyp (plural polyps)

  1. (medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
  2. (zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
    1. The sessile life stage of many cnidarians, whose free-swimming stage, if present, is the medusa.

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Pronunciation

Noun

polyp m anim

  1. (biology) polyp

Declension

Noun

polyp m inan

  1. (medicine) polyp

Declension

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