Polyps

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of polyp form-of, plural

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cnidarian stagegrowthlesionmassoutgrowthpolyp form

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"Most structures that we call "coral" are, in fact, made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny coral creatures called polyps. Each soft-bodied polyp—most no thicker than a nickel—secretes a hard outer skeleton of limestone (calcium carbonate) that attaches either to rock or the dead skeletons of other polyps."

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