POLYPITE

Meaning of POLYPITE in English

ˈpäləˌpīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: polyp + -ite

1. : one of the zooids of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore

2. : a feeding zooid or hydranth distinguished from a dactylozooid or other modified or degenerate zooid

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

POLYPITE — (n.) A fossil coral.
Английский словарь Webster
POLYPITE — (n.) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.
Английский словарь Webster
POLYPITE — (n.) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian.
Английский словарь Webster
POLYPITE — ( n. ) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POLYPITE — ( n. ) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POLYPITE — ( n. ) A fossil coral.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POLYPITE — noun a fossil coral. 2. polypite ·noun sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa. 3. polypite ·noun one of the …
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