how do you pronounce "polyps"
 

i know, total noob question, but i am a noob.

how do you pronounce "polyps"
 

i know, total noob question, but i am a noob.

Paul Lip

Or Pol-Ips

2nd pol-IPS.

pol ips

According to dictionary.com it's "pol-ips".

Phonetically spelled it would be pronounced "PAUL IPS" per the pronunciation key from this source.

I have heard it pronounced "POLE IPS" and I believe this is incorrect and dictionary.com seems to back that up.

pol-ips

I pronounce it - those little round things with wild lookin centers, or those brown ones, or those green things in the corner. Just think of scallops but with a P instead of the sc.

pol-ips as well here.

paul lips

... and what exactly does this term refer to?

My understanding is that it is not one thing but a group of things that look like stems with a button, or flower looking head...
which there are tons of different types.

is this correct?

check this out
 

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp]check this out![/URL]

I'm a "paw-lip" guy.

Here's a funner pronunciation setup for you. I pronounce various corals with the same symbol structure as below...
Acro-por-a
Mon-ti-por-a (or Monti-por-a)
Mille-por-a

I've met a couple people that pronounce them as follows:
A-crop-ora
Mon-tip-ora
Mill-ep-ora

Though it is the same word, it sounds so out of this world.
Ack-row-pore-uh versus Ah-crop-or-uh
Monty-pore-uh versus Mon-tip-or-uh

[url]http://www.merck.com/mmhe/resources/pronunciations/index/p.html[/url]

Click on polyp

:lol:

How do you pronounce [i]cnidarians[/i]? :D

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11286026#post11286026 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper [/i]
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How do you pronounce [i]cnidarians[/i]? :D [/B][/QUOTE]


Trying to start WWIII Tom? People can't even agree on how to pronounce polyp and your throwing [i]cnidarians[/i] out there?

:lmao:

Its like saying toe-may-toe or to-mah-toe. I pronounce polyps as PAUL-LIPS because thats how i learned it from my marine biology professor lol.

HOOKED on PHONICS!!! Hey! there are people from other countries you know. POLE-IPS might offend some! LOL

was he from brooklyn hybridgenius?? :)

Nope! but very close... BOSTON BABY! lol

just say PAUL-IPS out loud everyone.....it sounds like someone from brooklyn saying polyps

Click on the link for pronunciation. There is a play button you need to click on.

[url=http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/Polyp.html]Polyp[/URL]

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11286026#post11286026 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper [/i]
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How do you pronounce [i]cnidarians[/i]? :D [/B][/QUOTE]

nid-arr-e-ans

zo-as or zoos?