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MEDUSAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does medusan mean?
• MEDUSAN (noun)
The noun MEDUSAN has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: MEDUSAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("medusan" is a kind of...):
cnidarian; coelenterate (radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms)
Holonyms ("medusan" is a member of...):
Cnidaria; Coelenterata; phylum Cnidaria; phylum Coelenterata (hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals)
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