'Polypus' definitions:
Definition of 'polypus'
From: WordNet
noun
A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane [syn: polyp, polypus]
Definition of 'Polypus'
From: GCIDE
- Polypus \Pol"y*pus\, n.; pl. E. Polypuses, L. Polypi. [L. See Polyp.]
- 1. (Zool.) Same as Polyp. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane. [1913 Webster]