Polyp

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

one of two forms that coelenterates such as hydra or corals take: usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
polypus
plural
Polyps
possessive
Polyp's
pluralpossessive
Polyps'