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Definition: Polypus |
PolypusNoun1. A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "polypus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
Etymology: Polypus \Pol"y*pus\, noun; plural English Polypuses, from Latin expression Polypi. [Latin expression See Polyp.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: PolypusSynonym: polyp (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Convexity | Pimple, zit; wen, wheel, papula, pustule, pock, proud flesh, growth, sarcoma, caruncle, corn, wart, pappiloma, furuncle, polypus, fungus, fungosity, exostosis, bleb, blister, blain; boil; (disease); airbubble, blob, papule, verruca. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Polypus |
| English words defined with "polypus": Polypi, Polypoid, Polypous, Polypuses. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "polypus": Polyp. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Polypus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (cuttlefish, polyp). |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
polypus | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "polypus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | polip (polyp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | полип (polyp, sea anemone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | polyp (polyp, sea pen), nádor (growth, lump, tuber, tubercle, tumor, tumour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | pulpapolyp (pulp polypus), polyp i svælgloftet (polypus of the pharyngeal fornix), pharynxpolyp (pharyngeal polypus), stemmebåndspolyp (laryngeal polypus), naesepolyp (nasal polypus), larynxpolyp (laryngeal polypus), kirsebæragtig polyp (cherry polypus), endometriepolyp (polypus of the endometrium), corpuspolyp (polypus of the endometrium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schurft (apple scab, cherry polypus, itch, mange, scab, scabies), scabies (scabies), neuspoliep (nasal polypus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | polyyppi (polyp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | polype rhino-pharyngé (epipharyngeal polypus), polype pulpaire (pulp polypus), polype pharyngé (pharyngeal polypus), polype en forme de cerise (cherry polypus), polype du larynx (laryngeal polypus), polype du corps de l'utérus (polypus of the endometrium), polype de la voûte pharyngée (polypus of the pharyngeal fornix), polyp des fosses nasales (nasal polypus), végétations (pharyngeal polypus), ciseaux polypes de Gruber (Gruber polypus scissors). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | polyp (cop, fuzz, polyp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πολύποδασ (polyp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | polip (octopus, polyp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | polipo (octopus, polyp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | olypuspay polipódia. (various references) polip (polyp). (various references) полип (polyp). (various references) nalik polipu. (various references) pólipo (polyp). (various references) polyp (polyp). (various references) polip (hydra, polyp, polype). (various references) поліп (polyp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "polypus": polypuses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "polypus" (pronounced 'Pol"y*pus'): Apus, Campus, Canopus, Carpus, Chorepiscopus, Cippus, Corpus, grampus, hippocampus, lupus, Macropus, mesohippus, metacarpus, Miohippus, mopus, Octopus, Opus, Orohippus, Palpus, Pappus, Pedipalpus, Pithecanthropus, Pliohippus, Porpus, Protohippus, Pus, rumpus, Scapus. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "l-o-p-p-s-u-y" | |
-1 letter: polyps, sloppy, supply. | |
-2 letters: loppy, loups, lousy, plops, ploys, polyp, polys, popsy, pulps, pulpy, soppy, soupy. | |
-3 letters: lops, loup, opus, plop, ploy, plus, pols, poly, pops, posy, pulp, puls, pups, slop, soul, soup, yups. | |
-4 letters: lop, ops, ply, pol, pop, pul, pup, pus, sly, sol, sop, sou, soy, spy, sup, upo, ups, you, yup. | |
| Words containing the letters "l-o-p-p-s-u-y" | |
+1 letter: polypous. | |
+2 letters: polypuses, pompously, purposely. | |
+3 letters: oversupply, populously, suppletory, supposably, supposedly. | |
+4 letters: polyphagous, polyphonous, purposively, unstoppably. | |
+5 letters: podophyllums, polymorphous, polypetalous, propitiously, prosperously, purposefully, supplicatory. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 6F 6C 79 70 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. --- .-.. -.--. .--. ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01101100 01111001 01110000 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o l y p u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 006C 0079 0070 0075 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50817891828785 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, датски език, датски, dánský, dánština, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, фински език, фински, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, ucraniano, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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