medusoid
/ (mɪˈdjuːzɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a medusa
noun
another name for medusa (def. 2)
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How to use medusoid in a sentence
The most usual condition, however, is that in which sessile medusoid gonophores or sporosacs are produced.
They never appear in a polyp condition, but are always medusoid in shape.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. KelloggThe jellyfish or medusoid body-form corresponds in general to an umbrella or bell.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. KelloggIn other cases the medusoid is hypogenetic, medusoid producing medusoid.
In some other cases medusoid develops directly from medusoid (hypogenesis), whether by sexual cells or by gemmation.
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