polyped
/ˈpɑlɪpɛd/
noun
- An animal with many feet or legs, especially a type of small aquatic invertebrate.
- Under the microscope, the polyped looked like a tiny creature with dozens of legs.
- The biology class studied a polyped to learn about multi-limbed locomotion.
- The pond was full of tiny polypeds wriggling among the reeds.