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medusan

[muh-doo-suh n, -zuh n, -dyoo-]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to a medusa or jellyfish.
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noun
  1. a medusa or jellyfish.
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Origin of medusan

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

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

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2

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