Poly vs Coly - What's the difference?
poly | coly |
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polyethylene (polythene)
(chiefly, computer graphics) polygon
(uncountable) polyester
(chiefly, informal) polyamory
(chiefly, informal) A polyamorous person.
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(transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.
A whitish woolly plant () of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.
Any bird of either of the genera Colius'' or ''Urocolius , endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
* 1983 , Oliver Luther Austin, Birds of the World ,
* 1999 , Michael A. Mares, Mousebird'', entry in ''Encyclopedia of Deserts ,
As nouns the difference between poly and coly
is that poly is dust while coly is any bird of either of the genera colius'' or ''urocolius , endemic to sub-saharan africa.poly
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of various words.Noun
(polys)- a cotton-poly blend
Adjective
(-)Verb
Etymology 2
(etyl) (lena) polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium .Alternative forms
* poleyNoun
Usage notes
* The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.Derived terms
* poly-mountain (Webster 1913)Anagrams
*coly
English
(wikipedia coly) (Coliidae)Noun
(colies)page 63,
- First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies .
page 378,
- Coliiformes is the only order of birds endemic to Africa. Six species from two genera (Urocolius'' and ''Colius ) are recognized, all of which are sedentary. Mousebirds (also known as colies ) range through sub-Saharan open savannas and are often common in such areas.