单词 | medusiform |
释义 | medusiformadj. Zoology. Resembling a medusa or jellyfish in shape; medusoid. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Medusae > relating to or resembling a Medusa medusal1847 medusiform1848 medusoid1848 1848 E. Forbes Naked-eyed Medusæ 80 An account of the production of medusiform bodies in a Zoophyte of the Adriatic. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 554/1 The medusiform persons being early produced did not separate themselves from the colony. 1963 G. A. Kerkut Borradaile & Potts's Invertebrata (rev. ed.) v. 163 The suceeding medusiform individuals resemble the bell of an anthomedusa, with velum, musculature and canal system. 1991 S. Weiguo in A. M. Simonetta & S. C. Morris Early Evol. of Metazoa 131 (heading) Early Cambrian medusiform fossils from Chengjiang, Yunnan, China. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1848 |
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