me·du·soid

(mĭ-do͞o′soid′, -zoid′, -dyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a medusa or a jellyfish.

2. Designating or relating to the medusa stage in the life cycle of a cnidarian.

A medusalike bud developed from a hydrozoan polyp, a medusa, or a jellyfish.

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medusoid

(mɪˈdjuːzɔɪd)

adj

(Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a medusa

(Zoology) another name for medusa²

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Noun	1.	medusoid - 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 medusan, medusa Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata - hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals cnidarian, coelenterate - radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
Adj.	1.	medusoid - relating to or resembling a medusa

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In the lower part of the section, which could be separated from the typical Dividal Group by a hiatus, the remains of algae--vendotaenids--may occur together with the medusoid Kullingia remains (Vidal & Moczydlowska 1996).

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