polypus
pol·y·pus
polypus · polypi · polypuses
A medical phenomenonA medical phenomenon.: A polyp.
UK/ˈpɒlɪpəs/US/ˈpɑlɪpəs/
Meaning
4 sensesA medical phenomenon.
A polyp.
A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
An aquatic creature.
(obsolete)A tentacled cephalopod, such as an octopus, squid, or cuttlefish.
(archaic)Any of various simple aquatic invertebrates having mouths surrounded by tentacles, including hydrozoa and anthozoa; including the sessile life stages of organisms whose corresponding free-swimming stage is the medusa.
More definitions
- a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
Origin
From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of polyp.From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of polyp.
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Forms
plural: polypi / polypusesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane:polyp
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular