polyp
1 synonym for polyp, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A tube-shaped coelenterate, for example the hydra, with a mouth ringed by tentacles.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, from πολύς (polús, “many”) plus πούς (poús, “foot”)). It is a doublet of polypus.
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