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polyps

polyps is the plural 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.

Phrases with polyps

Questions about polyps

What is polyps the plural of?
Polyps is the plural of polyp.

Words near polyps in the dictionary

  1. polyproteins
  2. polyprotic
  3. polyprotodont
  4. polyprotodontid
  5. polyprotodonts
  6. polyps
  7. polypseudonymous
  8. polypseudorotaxane
  9. polypseudorotaxanes
  10. polypsonies
  11. polypsony

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