polypus
/ˈpɑlɪpəs/noun
High School
1
A polyp.
2
A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
3
A tentacled cephalopod, such as an octopus, squid, or cuttlefish.
4
Any of various simple aquatic invertebrates having mouths surrounded by tentacles, including hydrozoa and anthozoa; including the sessile life stages of organisms whose corresponding free-swimming stage is the medusa.
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