Noun: 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
"The box jellyfish is a dangerous medusan";
- medusa, medusoid
Derived forms: medusans
Type of: cnidarian, coelenterate
Part of: Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata
Encyclopedia: Medusan