polypus

Latin > English

polypus polypi N M :: octopus, nasal tumor

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pō̆lypŭs: i, m. (
I fem., Lucil. ap. Non. 220, 4), = πολύπους (many-footed; Dor. and Æol. πωλύπος), a polypus.
I An aquatic animal, sea-polypus: Sepia octopodia, Linn.: piscis polypus, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 71; Plin. 9, 12, 14, § 40; 9, 19, 35, § 71 al. (Jahn, polybi); Lucil. l. l.; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299 (Heduph. v. 10 Vahl.); Ov. M. 4, 366; id. Hal. 31 (with the o long).—Transf., of rapacious men, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 21.—
II A polypus in the nose, Cels. 6, 8, 2; 6, 7, 10; Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 146; Hor. S. 1, 3, 40; id. Epod. 12, 5 (with the o long).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pōlўpŭs, ī, m. (πολύπους, dor. πώλυπος),
1 polype [sorte de zoophyte] : Pl. Rud. 1010 ; Plin. 9, 40 ; 85 || [fig.] homme rapace : Pl. Aul. 198
2 polype [dans le nez] : Cels. Med. 6, 8, 2 ; Hor. S. 1, 3, 40.

Latin > German (Georges)

polypus, ī, m. (πολύπους, dor. u. äol. πωλύπος, dah. bei den Dichtern mit langem o, z.B. bei Plaut. rud. 1010 u. Hor. epod. 12, 5), der Vielfuß, Polyp, I) der Land- od. Seepolyp, polypi terreni maiores quam pelagii, Plin. 9, 85. – bes. der Meerpolyp (Sepia octopodia, L.), Plin., Ov. u.a. – übtr., von räuberischen Menschen, Plaut. aul. 198. – II) der Nasenpolyp, Polyp, Cels. u.a. – / Akk. Plur. polypodas, Mar. Mercat. p. 1078 Migne. – vulg. Nbf. pulpus, Plin. Val. 5, 30. Th. Prisc. 4. fol. 316 (a).