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medusa

DEFINITIONS OF: medusa

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n 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 tentacles

Synonyms:
medusan, medusoid
Type of:
cnidarian, 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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