polyp

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

polypus hydra wen growth coral anemone carbuncle cancer boil lump abscess thickening sore octopus outgrowth
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Antonyms

little depression dent indentation

Hypernyms

growth coelenterate cnidarian

Hyponyms

coral adenomatous polyp pedunculated polyp sessile polyp

Related terms

polyposis polypian

Phrases with the word

ethmoidal polyp freshwater polyp coral polyp fibrous polyp

Anagrams

loppy

Examples

Creatures 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

Close letter words and terms

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