ADJECTIVE | pert | medusoid | relating to or resembling a medusa |
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NOUN | animal | medusoid, medusa, medusan | one of two forms that coelenterates take |
Meaning | relating to or resembling a medusa. | |
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Spanish | medusoide | |
Nouns | medusa | one of two forms that coelenterates take |
Meaning | One of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles. | |
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Synonyms | medusa, medusan | |
Member of | Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata | hydras |
Broader | coelenterate, cnidarian | radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures |
Spanish | medusan, medusoid | |
Catalan | medusa |
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