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MEDUSOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("medusoid" is a kind of...):
cnidarian; coelenterate (radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms)
Holonyms ("medusoid" is a member of...):
Cnidaria; Coelenterata; phylum Cnidaria; phylum Coelenterata (hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or resembling a medusa
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
medusa (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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