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medusoid

British  
/ mɪˈdjuːzɔɪd /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a medusa

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name for medusa

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These forms may produce additional polyps by budding or may transform into the medusoid form.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

The polyps may bud to form more polyps and then transform into the medusoid forms.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

Optegenetics alone is not adequate to make a free-swimming medusoid respond to light with meaningful behaviors.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2012

Right now, Parker’s medusoid is a two-layered creature of rat cells and silicone.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2012

In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

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