polyp
polyp
[ˈpɒlɪp]
noun
polypous
adjective
[ˈpɒlɪp]
noun
- (Zoology)a solitary or colonial sedentary form of a coelenterate such as a sea anemone, typically having a columnar body with the mouth uppermost surrounded by a ring of tentacles. In some species, polyps are a phase in the life cycle which alternates with a medusoid phase
(动)水螅型（珊瑚虫)，水螅（体）。 比较 medusa - (Medicine)a small growth, usually benign and with a stalk, protruding from a mucous membrane
(医)息肉
polypous
adjective
- （限义项2）
- late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French polipe, from Latin polypus (see polypus). Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent
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