English-Thai Dictionary
polypus
N สัตว์ จำพวก หิน ปะการัง ติ่ง เนื้องอก polyp
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
POLYPUS
Pol "y *pus, n.; pl. E. Polypuses, L. Polypi. Etym: [L. See Polyp. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Polyp.
2. (Med. )
Defn: A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc. , and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.
New American Oxford Dictionary
polypus
pol y pus |ˈpäləpəs ˈpɑləpəs | ▶noun ( pl. polypi |-ˌpī, -ˌpē | ) archaic or technical term for polyp. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from a variant of Greek polupous ‘cuttlefish, polyp, ’ from polu- ‘many ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’
Oxford Dictionary
polypus
polypus |ˈpɒlɪpəs | ▶noun ( pl. polypi |-pʌɪ | ) archaic or technical term for polyp. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from a variant of Greek polupous ‘cuttlefish, polyp ’, from polu- ‘many ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.
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