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单词 polypomedusan
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polypomedusanadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Polypomedusae , -an suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Polypomedusae, former group name (1868 or earlier; < post-classical Latin polypo- , combining form of polypus polyp n. + scientific Latin Medusa Medusa n.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ:lipoˌmĭdiū·săn) /ˌpɒlɪpəʊmɪˈdjuːsən/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the former group Polypomedusae, comprising coelenterates which occur in either polypoid or medusoid forms (or both), and corresponding to the phylum Cnidaria.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Polypomedusan, pertaining to the Polypomedusæ, or having their characters.
B. n.
A coelenterate belonging to the former group Polypomedusae; a cnidarian.
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1890 Cent. Dict. at Polypomedusæ The polypomedusans are simply the cœlenterates divested of the ctenophorans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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