/ ˈpɒlɪp; NAmE ˈpɑːlɪp/ noun
1.
( medical ) a small lump that grows inside the body, especially in the nose, that is caused by disease but is usually harmless
2.
a small and very simple sea creature with a body shaped like a tube
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in sense 1): from Old French polipe , from Latin polypus , from a variant of Greek polupous cuttlefish, polyp, from polu- many + pous , pod- foot. Sense 2 dates from the mid 18th cent.