polyp (n)

n01909906

type n
lex_filenum 05
def 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
examples in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase
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Hypernym coelenterate, cnidarian
Member holonym Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata
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Member meronym Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata
Hyponym coelenterate, cnidarian

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