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polypus

noun
/ˈpɑlɪpəs/US/ˈpɒlɪpəs/UK

Etymology

From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of polyp.

  1. derived from πολύπους
  2. borrowed from polypus

Definitions

  1. A medical phenomenon.

    • The nasal passages should be carefully examined for symptoms of stegnosis, enlargement of the turbinated bones, polypi, etc.

  2. An aquatic creature.

    • He had been becalmed in the tropical seas, and had watched, in eager expectation, though unhappily always in vain, to see the colossal polypus rise from the water, and entwine its enormous arms round the masts and the rigging.
    • From many a wondrous grot and secret cell Unnumbered and enormous polypi Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA