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polypite

polypite noun: a fossil polyp.

Noun

polypite (plural polypites)

  1. (rare) A fossil polyp
  2. (rare) An individual polyp of a colonial cnidarian

Forms of polypite

pluralpolypites

Origin of polypite

From polyp + -ite.

Questions about polypite

What does polypite mean?
Polypite means a fossil polyp.
What part of speech is polypite?
Polypite is a noun.
What is the plural of polypite?
The plural of polypite is polypites.

Words near polypite in the dictionary

  1. polypin
  2. polypine
  3. polypins
  4. polypipe
  5. polypipes
  6. polypite
  7. polypites
  8. polyplacid
  9. polyplacids
  10. polyplacophoran
  11. polyplacophorans

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