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- English Word Polypide Definition One of the ordinary zooids of the Bryozoa.
- English Word Polypidom Definition A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids.
- English Word Polypier Definition A polypidom.
- English Word Polypifera Definition The Anthozoa.
- English Word Polypiferous Definition Bearing polyps, or polypites.
- English Word Polypiparous Definition Producing polyps.
- English Word Polypite Definition One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian.
- English Word Polypite Definition Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.
- English Word Polypite Definition A fossil coral.
- English Word Polyplacophora Definition See Placophora.
- English Word Polyplastic Definition Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape.
- English Word Polypode Definition A plant of the genus Polypodium; polypody.
- English Word Polypode Definition An animal having many feet; a myriapod.
- English Word Polypodium Definition 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.
- English Word Polypody Definition Any plant of the genus Polypodium.
- English Word Polypoid Definition Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.
- English Word Polypoid Definition Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.
- English Word Polypomedusae Definition Same as Hydrozoa.
- English Word Polypori Definition of Polyporus
- English Word Polyporous Definition Having many pores.
- English Word Polyporus Definition A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
- English Word Polypous Definition Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus.
- English Word Polypragmatic Definition Alt. of Polypragmatical
- English Word Polypragmatical Definition Overbusy; officious.
- English Word Polypragmaty Definition The state of being overbusy.
- English Word Polyprotodonta Definition A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.
- English Word Polypteroidei Definition A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See Illust. under Crossopterygian.
- English Word Polypterus Definition An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.
- English Word Polyptoton Definition A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
- English Word Polypus Definition Same as Polyp.