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polyparian

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pol⋅y⋅par⋅y

[pol-uh-per-ee]
–noun, plural -par⋅ies.
the common supporting structure of a colony of polyps, as corals.

Origin:
1740–50; < NL polypārium. See polyp, -ary


pol⋅y⋅par⋅i⋅an [pol-uh-pair-ee-uhn] , adjective
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