MEDUSOIDS

Noun

medusoids

plural of medusoid

Source: Wiktionary


MEDUSOID

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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