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polype

polype is the archaic form of polyp.

Meaning of polyp

Noun

polyp (plural polyps)

  1. 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.
  2. An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.

Forms of polype

pluralpolypes

Questions about polype

What is polype the archaic form of?
Polype is the archaic form of polyp.

Words near polype in the dictionary

  1. polypathias
  2. polypathic
  3. polypathologies
  4. polypathology
  5. polypathy
  6. polype
  7. polypean
  8. polypectate
  9. polypectates
  10. polypectomies
  11. polypectomy

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