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Definitions for Medusoid
[1] a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
[2] of, relating to, or resembling a medusa
[3] another name for medusa (def. 2)
[4] Greek myth a mortal woman who was transformed by Athena into one of the three Gorgons. Her appearance was so hideous that those who looked directly at her were turned to stone. Perseus eventually slew her See also Pegasus 1
[5] another name for jellyfish (def. 1), jellyfish (def. 2)
[6] Also called: medusoid , medusan one of the two forms in which a coelenterate exists. It has a jelly-like umbrella-shaped body, is free swimming, and produces gametes Compare polyp
Words nearby Medusoid
medusamedullectomy, medullization, medulloarthritis, medulloblastoma, medulloepithelioma, medusa, medusa head, medusafish, medusan, medusoid, medvedev
Origin of Medusoid
a1750–60; special use of Medusa, alluding to the Gorgon's snaky locks
Other words from Medusoid
me·du·soid [muh -doo -soid, -dyoo -] /məˈdu sɔɪd, -ˈdyu-/ , adjective
Word origin for Medusoid
aC18: from the likeness of its tentacles to the snaky locks of Medusa