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Polyphonist :: Polyphonist (n.) A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist.

Actinia :: Actinia (n.) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]..

Polypidom :: Polypidom (n.) A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids..

Polypodium :: Polypodium (n.) A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species..

Calicle :: Calicle (n.) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is formed by a polyp. (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of certain hydroids. See Campanularian..

Polyporous :: Polyporous (a.) Having many pores.

Polyp :: Polyp (n.) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.

Madrigal :: Madrigal (n.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee..

Amadou :: Amadou (n.) A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter..

Polyphony :: Polyphony (n.) Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo..

Polyperythrin :: Polyperythrin (n.) A coloring matter found in many simple Anthozoa and some hydroids.

Polypoid :: Polypoid (a.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts..

Polypoid :: Polypoid (a.) Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.

Motet :: Motet (n.) A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

Punk :: Punk (n.) A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric..

Fanfoot :: Fanfoot (n.) Any moth of the genus Polypogon.

Polyparous :: Polyparous (a.) Producing or bearing a great number; bringing forth many.

Polyphonous :: Polyphonous (a.) Same as Polyphonic.

Placophora :: Placophora (n. pl.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also Polyplacophora. See Illust. under Chiton, and Isopleura..

Limulus :: Limulus (n.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot..

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