medusiten.

Brit.

/mᵻˈdjuːzʌɪt/,

/mᵻˈdjuːsʌɪt/,

/mᵻˈdʒuːzʌɪt/,

/mᵻˈdʒuːsʌɪt/, U.S.

/məˈd(j)uˌzaɪt/,

/məˈd(j)uˌsaɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Medusites.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Medusites (in Cent. Dict.: see quot. 1890) < Medusa Medusa n. 2 + -ites -ite suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mĭdiū·səit) /mɪˈdjuːsaɪt/.

Zoology. rare.

A fossil medusa.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Acalepha > member of (jelly-fish)

nettle1601

sea-nettle1601

blubber1602

nettlefish1611

red nettle1611

squalder1659

sea-jellya1682

urticaa1682

carvel1688

sea-qualm1694

sea-bleb1700

acaleph1706

sea-blubber1717

Medusa1752

quarla1820

acalephan1834

medusite1838

jellyfish1841

naked-eyed medusa1848

slobber1849

sea-cross1850

sea-danger1850

sun squall1853

discophore1856

medusoid1856

starch1860

Discophoran1876

jelly1882

sea-blub1885

1838 R. E. Grant in Brit. Ann., 1839 232 Impressions, resembling in form medusæ, and thence termed medusites.

1890 Cent. Dict. Medusite, a fossil medusa or acaleph.]

1925 P. Radin & V. C. C. Collum tr. E. Perrier Earth before Hist. iii. i. 208 All these Medusæ have four planes of symmetry, and we can connect with them certain internal impressions with the same kind of symmetry, called Medusites and Laotira, found in the Cambrian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	medusite
释义	medusiten. Brit. /mᵻˈdjuːzʌɪt/, /mᵻˈdjuːsʌɪt/, /mᵻˈdʒuːzʌɪt/, /mᵻˈdʒuːsʌɪt/, U.S. /məˈd(j)uˌzaɪt/, /məˈd(j)uˌsaɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Medusites. Etymology: < scientific Latin Medusites (in Cent. Dict.: see quot. 1890) < Medusa Medusa n. 2 + -ites -ite suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mĭdiū·səit) /mɪˈdjuːsaɪt/. Zoology. rare. A fossil medusa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Acalepha > member of (jelly-fish) nettle1601 sea-nettle1601 blubber1602 nettlefish1611 red nettle1611 squalder1659 sea-jellya1682 urticaa1682 carvel1688 sea-qualm1694 sea-bleb1700 acaleph1706 sea-blubber1717 Medusa1752 quarla1820 acalephan1834 medusite1838 jellyfish1841 naked-eyed medusa1848 slobber1849 sea-cross1850 sea-danger1850 sun squall1853 discophore1856 medusoid1856 starch1860 Discophoran1876 jelly1882 sea-blub1885 1838 R. E. Grant in Brit. Ann., 1839 232 Impressions, resembling in form medusæ, and thence termed medusites. 1890 Cent. Dict. Medusite, a fossil medusa or acaleph.] 1925 P. Radin & V. C. C. Collum tr. E. Perrier Earth before Hist. iii. i. 208 All these Medusæ have four planes of symmetry, and we can connect with them certain internal impressions with the same kind of symmetry, called Medusites and Laotira, found in the Cambrian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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