polyp
n.珊瑚虫(水螅型),息肉
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polyp为短语/超纲词汇
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形容词:polypoid
polyp
/'pɒlɪp; `pɑlɪp/
n
1 (biology 生) very simple form of animal (eg a sea anemone) found in water 水螅体(如海葵)
*Coral is formed by certain types of polyp. 珊瑚是由某些水螅体构成的.
2 (medical 医) any of several kinds of tumour (eg in the nose) 息肉(如鼻腔中的).
polyp
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: polype, from Latin polypus 'octopus', from Greek, from poly- ( POLY-) + pous 'foot']
a small lump that grows inside your body because of an illness, but is not likely to harm you
a very simple sea animal that has a body like a tube
a coral polyp