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me•du•san (məˈdu sən, -zən, -ˈdyu-)
adj. 1. pertaining to a medusa or jellyfish. n. 2. a medusa or jellyfish. [1840–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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 tentaclesmedusoid, medusaCnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata - hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; coralscnidarian, coelenterate - radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms |
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Synonyms for medusannoun one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterateSynonymsRelated Words- Cnidaria
- Coelenterata
- phylum Cnidaria
- phylum Coelenterata
- cnidarian
- coelenterate
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