Definition of Polypus. Meaning of Polypus. Synonyms of Polypus

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Definition of Polypus

Polypus
Polypus Pol"y*pus, n.; pl. E. Polypuses, L. Polypi. [L. See Polyp.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Polyp.

Meaning of Polypus from wikipedia

- Polypus is a fungal genus of uncertain familial placement in the order Russulales. A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Polypus dispansus...
- Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910 Octopus dofleini dofleini (Wülker, 1910) Polypus apollyon Berry, 1912 Octopus dofleini apollyon (Berry, 1912) Polypus gilberti****...
- Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862 Polypus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885 Octopus dofleini Wülker, 1910 Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910 Polypus apollyon Berry, 1912 Paroctopus...
- (1753). Pontoppidan was the first to describe the kraken as an octopus (polypus) of tremendous size, and wrote that it had a re****tion for pulling down...
- Calliactis polypus is a species of sea anemone in the family Hormathiidae. It is usually found living on the surface of a sea snail s**** in which a hermit...
- Octopus cyanea, also known as the big blue octopus or day octopus, is an octopus in the family Octopodidae. It occurs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans...
- minor Sasaki, 1920 Synonyms Octopus minor minor Sasaki Polypus macropus minor Sasaki Polypus variabilis pardalis Sasaki Polypus variabilis typicus Sasaki...
- origin, in use in English from about 1400 for a nasal polyp, from Latin polypus through Gr****. The animal of similar appearance called polyp is attested...
- 1852 Enteroctopus membranaceus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 Octopus patagonicus Loennberg, 1898 Polypus brucei Hoyle, 1912 Octopus brucei Odhner, 1923...
- octopus, in reference to its nocturnal habits. It was previously known as Polypus ornatus. C. ornatus is edible and was recorded in a Hawaiian market in...