MEDUSOID
medusoid
(adjective) relating to or resembling a medusa
medusa, medusoid, medusan
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
medusoid (plural medusoids)
jellyfish
Adjective
medusoid (comparative more medusoid, superlative most medusoid)
Having the shape of a jellyfish
Anagrams
• dumoside
Source: Wiktionary
Me*du"soid, a. Etym: [Medusa + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids.
– n.
Definition: A sessile gonophore. See Illust. under Gonosome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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