Polypes

What does POLYPES mean?

Polypes is a form of POLYP.

1. noun

   a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

2. noun

   one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth

   “in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.