Polyp - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɑːlɪp|
Brit.
|ˈpɒlɪp|
noun
- a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane (syn: polypus)
- one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
- one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase
Word forms
noun
singular: polyp
plural: polyps
singular: polyp
plural: polyps
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