polypite (plural polypites)
(rare) A fossil polyp
(rare) An individual polyp of a colonial cnidarian
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"y*pite, n.
1. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian. (b) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.
2. (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil coral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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