polypus

Etymology
From, from. .

Noun

 * 1) A medical phenomenon.
 * 2)  A polyp.
 * 3)  A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
 * 4) An aquatic creature.
 * 5)  A tentacled cephalopod, such as an octopus, squid, or cuttlefish.
 * 6)  Any of various simple aquatic invertebrates having mouths surrounded by tentacles, including hydrozoa and anthozoa.
 * 1)  Any of various simple aquatic invertebrates having mouths surrounded by tentacles, including hydrozoa and anthozoa.
 * 1)  Any of various simple aquatic invertebrates having mouths surrounded by tentacles, including hydrozoa and anthozoa.
 * 1)  Any of various simple aquatic invertebrates having mouths surrounded by tentacles, including hydrozoa and anthozoa.

Etymology
From (or from Doric  for the variant with long ō).

Noun

 * 1) octopus
 * 2) cuttlefish
 * 3) nasal tumor

Usage notes

 * A variant with long ō is found occasionally in Ovid and Horace, perhaps to make the meter scan more easily; this variant has its origin in the Doric Greek form of the noun.

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