Adjective: medusoid mu'd(y)oo,soyd
- Relating to or resembling a medusa
"The jellyfish's medusoid body pulsed as it moved through the water"
- 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 medusoid";
- medusa, medusan
Derived forms: medusoids
Type of: cnidarian, coelenterate
Part of: Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata
Encyclopedia: Medusoid