polyp
Syllables: pol·yp/ˈpɒlɪp/US/ˈpɑlɪp/
polyp noun: a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
Noun
polyp (plural polyps)
- A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
- The sessile life stage of many cnidarians, whose free-swimming stage, if present, is the medusa.
- An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
polyp meaning in Tamil and Bengali
polyp in Tamil
- விழுது, பொலிப்பு
polyp in Bengali
- সামুদ্রিক প্রাণী, অন্ত্রের ক্ষুদ্র বৃদ্ধি
Forms of polyp
| plural | polyps |
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Origin of polyp
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.
Words formed from polyp
Questions about polyp
- What does polyp mean?
- Polyp means a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
- What is polyp in Tamil?
- Polyp in Tamil is விழுது, பொலிப்பு. See Polyp meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is polyp?
- Polyp is a noun.
- How do you pronounce polyp?
- Polyp is pronounced /ˈpɑlɪp/ (US).
- What is the plural of polyp?
- The plural of polyp is polyps.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: polyp (page history and authors); polyp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); polyp (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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