“Poly” spellig list

Poly is the prefix

Poly means “many”

Polychromatic adjective

Having many different colors

There were polychromatic Easter eggs in my basket.

Polyclinic (noun) A hospital that

treats many different kinds of diseases

My son had his immunizations at a polyclinic.

Polydactyl adjective Having many

fingers or toes (more than the normal number)

The polydactyl kitten was born with an extra toe on his paw.

Polyglot noun A person who

knows how to speak, read or write many languages

The polyglot translated the letter into four languages; French, Spanish, Arabic and Tagalog.

Polygon noun A closed plane

figure with many straight lines that connect

I like to draw polygons with more than four shapes.

Polygraph noun A machine that write

down many different changes in the body while the person answers questions; a lie detector test

I wanted to give my son a polygraph to determine who broke the vase.

Polyhedron noun A solid figure with

many sides such as a pyramid

I had to cut out 20 triangles to make the polyhedron.

Polymorphous adjective

Having or assuming many different forms

The polymorphous Bumble Bee drove away and then flew into the sky.

Polysyllabic adjective A word having

many syllables

Polysyllabic words are long.

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Polytheism noun

The belief in many different gods:

Ancient Egyptians believed in polytheism because they believed in over 20 gods.