trachomedusanadj.n.
/ˌtreɪkəʊmɪˈdjuːsən/ Zoology.
A. adj.
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Belonging to the sub-order Trachomedusæ of the order Trachymedusæ of Craspedote Hydrozoa.
B. n.
A hydrozoan of this sub-order.
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trachomedusan1907
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 749 The order Trachymedusæ..contains Medusæ which possess tentacles with a solid axis... There are two sub-orders, the Narcomedusæ and Trachomedusæ.]
1907 Gentleman's Mag. July 97/2 No other known Trachomedusan had gourds on the manubrium.
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adj.n.1907