medusoid
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | cnidarian, coelenterate, |
| definition | : | radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | cnidaria, coelenterata, phylum cnidaria, phylum coelenterata, |
| definition | : | hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals (noun.animal) |
2. relating to or resembling a medusa (adj.pert)
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