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polyp

Meaning: en
n. small growth protruding from a mucous membrane
Most structures that we call "coral" are, in fact, made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny coral creatures called polyps. Each soft-bodied polyp—most no thicker than a nickel—secretes a hard outer skeleton of limestone (calcium carbonate) that attaches either to rock or the dead skeletons of other polyps.
Polyphemus is the most known among the cyclopes.
This music is highly polyphonic.
Polyphemus, the son of Neptune, had one eye in his forehead.
I'm afraid I have a polyp in my nose.
Polyphemus, son of Neptune, had only one eye in the front.
This is a polyphonic composition.
Bach's music is rich in polyphony.
In the case of stony or hard corals, these polyp conglomerates grow, die, and endlessly repeat the cycle over time, slowly laying the limestone foundation for coral reefs and giving shape to the familiar corals that reside there. Because of this cycle of growth, death, and regeneration among individual polyps, many coral colonies can live for a very long time.
It is a polyphonic composition.
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