polypus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of polypus
C16: via Latin from Greek: polyp
Example Sentences
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For example, if a polypus be cut transversely into two or three pieces, each portion becomes a regular animal, and a new polypus will also be produced from the skin of the old one.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
And Epicharmus, in his Hebe's Wedding, says— The polypus, likewise the cuttle-fish, And the swift-moving squid.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
The polypus propagates his species in the winter, and brings forth in the spring; and it lies in its hole for about two months: and it is a very prolific animal.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
But eat, my friend, This cuttle-fish, and this small polypus.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
Case I. A gentleman of sixty years of age, with nasal polypus only moderately developed, yet of many years' duration, was much troubled by the chronic nasal obstruction which was markedly worse in wet weather.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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