Polyp — Polyp … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Polyp — Pol yp, n. [L. polypus, Gr. ?, ?, literally, many footed; poly s many + ?, ?, foot: cf. F. polype. See {Poly } and {Foot}, and cf. {Polypode}, {Polypody}, {Poulp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral. (b)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polyp — Sm Krake, Nesseltier, Geschwulst der Schleimhäute erw. fach. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. polypus, dieses aus gr. polýpous, einer Substantivierung von gr. polýpous vielfüßig , zu gr. poús Fuß und gr. poly . Die Bedeutung Polizist… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
polyp — ► NOUN 1) Zoology the sedentary form of an organism such as a sea anemone or coral, in some cases forming a distinct stage in the animal s life cycle. 2) Medicine a small growth protruding from a mucous membrane. DERIVATIVES polypoid adjective &… … English terms dictionary
Polyp — (Zool. u. Chir.), s. Polypen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Polyp — Polyp, die ungeschlechtliche Generation der ⇒ Cnidaria; mit einem fest sitzenden, zylinderförmigen Körper, der aus Fußscheibe, Rumpf und Peristom (Mundscheibe) besteht. Der Gastralraum ist einheitlich oder durch Septen unterteilt. P. leben… … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
polyp — (n.) c.1400, nasal tumor, from L. polypus cuttlefish, also nasal tumor, from Gk. (Doric, Aeolic) polypos octopus, cuttlefish, from polys many (see PLENARY (Cf. plenary)) + pous foot. Sense extended 1742 to hydras and sea anemones (earlier polypus … Etymology dictionary
polyp — [päl′ip] n. [Fr polype < L polypus < Gr polypous < poly , POLY + pous, FOOT] 1. any of various cnidarians, colonial or individual, having a mouth fringed with many small, slender tentacles bearing stinging cells at the top of a tubelike… … English World dictionary
Polyp — This article is about the biological structure. For the medical condition, see Polyp (medicine). For the cartoonist, see P J Polyp. Gorgonian polyps in a reef aquarium. A polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum Cnidaria, the… … Wikipedia
polyp — polypous, adj. /pol ip/, n. 1. Zool. a. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, esp. as applied to coelenterates. b. an individual zooid of a compound or… … Universalium
