Noun
One of the Anthozoa.
One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.
Same as Anthozoa. See Anthozoa, Madreporaria, Hydroid.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCreatures extremely low in the intellectual scale may have conception. All that is required is that they should recognize the same experience again. A polyp would be a conceptual thinker if a feeling of 'Hello! thingumbob again!' ever flitted through its mind. William James
in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase Source: Internet
A few omit the planula, polyp and ephyra phases and produce new medusae directly from eggs. Source: Internet
Budding can be intratentacular, from its oral discs, producing same-sized polyps within the ring of tentacles, or extratentacular, from its base, producing a smaller polyp. Source: Internet
Due to the strain the algae can put on the polyp, stress on the coral often drives them to eject the algae. Source: Internet
Each polyp is a sac-like animal typically only a few millimeters in diameter and a few centimeters in length. Source: Internet