Polyp
noun'pɑlɪp
Noun
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
“in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase”
Type of:CoelenterateCnidariana small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
Similar:PolypusType of:Growth
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