polypus
/ˈpɑlɪpəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "The nasal passages should be carefully examined for symptoms of stegnosis, enlargement of the turbinated bones, polypi, etc."
- "He had been becalmed in the tropical seas, and had watched, in eager expectation, though unhappily always in vain, to see the colossal polypus rise from the water, and entwine its enormous arms round the masts and the rigging."
- "From many a wondrous grot and secret cell Unnumbered and enormous polypi Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *pleh₁-, polypus, πολύπους
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑlɪpəs/
- British English: /ˈpɒlɪpəs/