medusan

[muh-doo-suh n, -zuh n, -dyoo-]

adjective

pertaining to a medusa or jellyfish.

noun

a medusa or jellyfish.

Origin of medusan

First recorded in 1840–50; medus(a) + -an

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Historical Examples of medusan

Cladocoryne is another hydroid genus; Codonium and Dipurena (fig. 50) are medusan genera.
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