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polyped

American

[pol-ee-ped] / ˈpɒl iˌpɛd /

noun

a being or object having many legs.

Her favorite toy is a bug-shaped polyped.

adjective

having many legs.

a polyped table.

Etymology

Origin of polyped

1815–25; poly- + -ped, perhaps on the model of quadruped

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