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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYPOID

Pol "y *poid, a. Etym: [Polyp + -oid.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.

2. (Med. )

Defn: Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.

New American Oxford Dictionary

polypoid

pol yp oid |ˈpäliˌpoid ˈpɑləpɔɪd | ▶adjective 1 Zoology of, relating to, or resembling a polyp or hydra. • of, relating to, or denoting the polyp stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate. Also called hydroid. Compare with medusoid. 2 Medicine (of a growth ) resembling or in the form of a polyp.

Oxford Dictionary

polypoid

polypoid |ˈpɒlɪpɔɪd | ▶adjective 1 Zoology relating to or resembling a polyp or hydra. • relating to or denoting the polyp stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate. Also called hydroid. Compare with medusoid. 2 Medicine (of a growth ) resembling or in the form of a polyp.

Duden Dictionary

polypoid

po ly po id Adjektiv Medizin |polypo i d |polypenartig z. B. von Schleimhautwucherungen