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Polyptoton :: Polyptoton (n.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell..

Polyphone :: Polyphone (n.) A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red..

Person :: Person (n.) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals..

Taster :: Taster (n.) One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora..

Polyporous :: Polyporous (a.) Having many pores.

Polypous :: Polypous (a.) Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus..

Polypier :: Polypier (n.) A polypidom.

Polyp :: Polyp (n.) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.

Polypi :: Polypi (pl. ) of Polypu.

Bichir :: Bichir (n.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.

Monophyletic :: Monophyletic (a.) Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; -- opposed to polyphyletic; as, monophyletic origin..

Unifacial :: Unifacial (a.) Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface..

Polygenetic :: Polygenetic (a.) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic.

Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.

Alcyonium :: Alcyonium (n.) A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges..

Polyplacophora :: Polyplacophora (n. pl.) See Placophora.

Crossopterygii :: Crossopterygii (n. pl.) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.

Polyparies :: Polyparies (pl. ) of Polypar.

Thalamiflorous :: Thalamiflorous (a.) Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said of a subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system of De Candolle.

Polypharmacy :: Polypharmacy (n.) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients.

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