Polyp

Definitions of Polyp
  1. 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
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    type of:
    Hohltier
    radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
  2. noun
    a member of a police force
    synonyms: Bulle, Gendarm, Ordnungshüter, Polizeibeamter, Polizist, Polizistin
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    types:
    Kommissar, Kommissarin, Kriminalbeamter, Kriminalbeamtin
    a police officer who investigates crimes
    Verkehrspolizist, Verkehrspolizistin
    a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
    Zivilfahnder, Zivilfahnderin
    a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
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