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# polyp

noun (a polyp, polyps)

«polyp» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A polyp is a small sea animal with a tube-shaped body and a mouth ringed with tentacles; coral and sea anemones are made of polyps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#m1)
2. (medicine) A polyp is a small lump that grows inside the body, for example in the nose or gut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, coral reefs are built by millions of tiny coral polyps that make limestone skeletons. Hydra is a freshwater polyp. In health, doctors check and sometimes remove polyps.

### Examples

- A coral reef is made of tiny polyps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#x1)
- Each coral polyp catches food with its tentacles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#x2)
- The doctor found a small polyp in his nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#x3)
- Polyps build their homes from limestone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#x4)
- A sea anemone is a large polyp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#x5)
- Coral polyps live with algae inside them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Pronounced «POL-ip». Coral is an animal, not a plant or a rock.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «polyp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polyp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«polyp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polyp.html) on Mova free.