| Definition of 'medusoid' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) medusa, medusoid, medusan
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
2. (adj) medusoid
relating to or resembling a medusa
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| Definition of 'medusoid' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) medusoid
like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids
2. (noun) medusoid
a sessile gonophore. See Illust. under Gonosome
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