| NOM | animal | medusa | any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | Medusa | (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena | |
| animal | medusa | one of two forms that coelenterates take | |
| animal | medusa | large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles |
| Sentit | Any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans. | |
|---|---|---|
| Membre de | Cnidaria, Cnidari | hydras |
| Específic | Chrysaora quinquecirrha | A type of jellyfish |
| General | cnidari | radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures |
| Anglès | jellyfish | |
| Espanyol | medusa | |
| Sentit | (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus. | |
|---|---|---|
| General | Gorgona | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair |
| Anglès | Medusa | |
| Espanyol | Medusa | |
| Sentit | One of two forms that coelenterates take. | |
|---|---|---|
| Membre de | Cnidaria, Cnidari | hydras |
| General | cnidari | radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures |
| Anglès | medusa, medusoid, medusan | |
| Espanyol | medusan, medusoid | |
| Sentit | large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles. | |
|---|---|---|
| Membre de | genus physalia, physalia, Physalia physalis | Portuguese man-of-war |
| General | sifonòfor | A floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored |
| Anglès | Portuguese man-of-war, man-of-war, jellyfish | |
| Espanyol | medusa | |
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