polyp

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Instead of the sweet fruit, there grew polypi never seen before, poisonous funguses, loathsome gall-bladders.

From Tales From J?kai by J?kai, M?r

And Epicharmus in his Sirens says— A. In the morning early, at the break of day, We roasted plump anchovies, Cutlets of well-fed pork, and polypi; And then we drank sweet wine.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

It has the purple scenery of Les Villes Tentaculaires, of the cities with the arms of polypi, which drain the blood of the poor dying country.

From ?mile Verhaeren by Zweig, Stefan

But, in his book on those Animals which live on dry Land, he says that the polypi are not fond of sea-water.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us