polyp

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One came when a polyp in an ocean, normally mouth-upward, developed a mutation that allowed it to topple onto its side and crawl across the seafloor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

The “Hannah Montana” star also opened up about a polyp on her vocal cords, which makes live performances feel like “running a marathon with the weights on,” and her sobriety journey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

In one sequence, marine biologists lovingly restore a rehabbed coral polyp to a reef.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

Tests on colorectal polyp and tumor samples from human patients dovetailed with the mouse findings.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

Slowly the waters sank among the rocks, revealing pink tables of granite, strange growths of coral, polyp, and weed.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding