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Polyp vs Corallite - What's the difference?

polyp | corallite |

As nouns the difference between polyp and corallite

is that polyp is an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane while corallite is the hard outer cup of a coral polyp.

polyp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
  • (biology) a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles

    • Derived terms

    * polypoid

    Related terms

    * polyposis

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    corallite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (coral science) The hard outer cup of a coral polyp

    • Related terms

    *coralloid *coralline *corallitic marble