polypus
Pronunciation: /ˈpɑlɪpəs/
The English word “polypus” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A polyp.
- A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
- A tentacled cephalopod, such as an octopus, squid, or cuttlefish.
- Any of various simple aquatic invertebrates having mouths surrounded by tentacles, including hydrozoa and anthozoa; including the sessile life stages of organisms whose corresponding free-swimming stage is the medusa.
Etymology
From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of polyp.
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