English noun: medusan | |||
1. | medusan (animal) 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 | medusa, medusoid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cnidarian, coelenterate | ||
Member meronym | Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata | ||