English adjective: medusoid | |||
1. | medusoid relating to or resembling a medusa | ||
English noun: medusoid | |||
1. | medusoid (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, medusan | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cnidarian, coelenterate | ||
Member meronym | Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata | ||