polypite

noun

pol·​yp·​ite

ˈpäləˌpīt

plural -s

1

: one of the zooids of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore

2

: a feeding zooid or hydranth distinguished from a dactylozooid or other modified or degenerate zooid

Word History

Etymology

polyp + -ite

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