medusoid

me·du·soid

M0196500 (mĭ-do͞o′soid′, -zoid′, -dyo͞o′-)adj.1. Of, relating to, or resembling a medusa or a jellyfish.2. Designating or relating to the medusa stage in the life cycle of a cnidarian.n. A medusalike bud developed from a hydrozoan polyp, a medusa, or a jellyfish.

medusoid

(mɪˈdjuːzɔɪd) adj (Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a medusan (Zoology) another name for medusa²

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	medusoid - 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 tentaclesmedusan, 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
Adj.	1.	medusoid - relating to or resembling a medusa