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polyp

/'pɑlɪp/

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noun
a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
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polypus

type of:
growth
noun
one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
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"in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"

type of:
coelenterate cnidarian

Examples of polyp

"in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"