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Polyp (from Latin polypus from ancient Greek πολύπους polýpous 'many feet' = 'polyp')
- the sessile form of many cnidarians, see polyp (cnidarians)
- Aristotle and some zoologists used cephalopods in the 19th century
- In gastronomy, therefore, still today (as a polyp fish offered for consumption ) an octopus (eight
feet ), but also cuttlefish and squids (ten feet)
in medicine a mostly benign tumor, see polyp (tumor)
Colloquially, but medically incorrect, an enlargement of the nasal polyps or the tonsils, see adenoids
a ride (also known under the factory name Monster ) by Schwarzkopf GmbH, see Polyp (ride)
pejoratively a policeman
See also:
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disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.