| polyp | one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth |
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| polyp | a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane |
| polyp | surgical removal of a polyp |
| polyp | type genus of the Polypedatidae |
| polyp | Old World tree frogs |
| polyp | a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids |
| polyp | having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct petals |
| polyp | (electricity) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle |
| polyp | very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings |
| polyp | a letter that has two or more pronunciations |
| polyp | (music) having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together |
| polyp | (music) "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" |