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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MEDUSOID

Me *du "soid, a. Etym: [Medusa + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids. -- n.

Defn: A sessile gonophore. See Illust. under Gonosome.

New American Oxford Dictionary

medusoid

me du soid |məˈdo͞oˌsoid, -ˌzoid məˈdjusɔɪd |Zoology ▶adjective of, relating to, or resembling a medusa or jellyfish. • of, relating to, or denoting the medusa phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate. Compare with polypoid ( sense 1 ). ▶noun a medusa or jellyfish. • a medusoid reproductive bud.

Oxford Dictionary

medusoid

medusoid |mɪˈdjuːsɔɪd |Zoology ▶adjective relating to or resembling a medusa or jellyfish. • relating to or denoting the medusa phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate. Compare with polypoid ( sense 1 ). ▶noun a medusa or jellyfish. • a medusoid reproductive bud.