Word Meanings - POLYP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral. One of the Anthozoa. pl. -- Polyp stem , that portion of the stem of a siphonophore which bears the polypites, or feeding zooids.

Related words: (words related to POLYP)

• POLYPHYLLOUS
  Many-leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
• POLYPODIUM
  A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.
• POLYPTEROIDEI
  A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See Illust. under Crossopterygian.
• POLYPHONE
  A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red or rèd.
• CORALLIGENOUS
  producing coral; coraligerous; coralliferous. Humble.
• CORALLUM
  The coral or skeleton of a zoöphyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral.
• CORAL-RAG
  See CORALLIAN
• POLYPE
  See POLYP
• POLYPROTODONTA
  A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.
• CORALLIAN
  A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oölite; -- called also coral-rag.
• PORTIONIST
  One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two or more rectors or vicars. (more info) 1. A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain academical allowance or portion; -- corrupted into postmaster. Shipley.
• POLYPOMEDUSAE
  See HYDROZOA
• CORALLIGENA
  See ANTHOZOA
• POLYPHONOUS
  See POLYPHONIC
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• POLYPIFEROUS
  Bearing polyps, or polypites.
• POLYPRAGMATIC; POLYPRAGMATICAL
  Overbusy; officious. Heywood.
• POLYPHONISM
  Polyphony.
• POLYPHORE
  A receptacle which bears many ovaries.
• POLYPHAGY
  The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food.
• DISPROPORTIONALLY
  In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally.
• IMPROPORTIONATE
  Not proportionate.
• DISPROPORTIONABLE
  Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv.
• DISPROPORTIONALITY
  The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More.
• PROPORTIONATE
  Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke.
• REAPPORTIONMENT
  A second or a new apportionment.
• TETRACORALLA
  See RUGOSA
• MISPROPORTION
  To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.
• STALL-FEED
  To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to stall- feed an ox.