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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