polypifer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English polyp

Latin -i-bor.

English -i-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós

Proto-Italic *-foros

Latin -ferder.

English -fer

English polypifer

From polyp + -i- + -fer.

Noun

polypifer (plural polypifers)

1. (obsolete) Polyparium.
2. (biology) Any colonial organism, such as coral, formed from polyps