hydromedusa

hydromedusa
noun (plural hydromedusae) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1889 a jellyfish (as of the orders Anthomedusae and Leptomedusae) produced as a bud from a hydroid

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  • hydromedusa — [hī΄drōmə do͞o′sə, hī΄drō mədyo͞o′sə; hī΄drō mə do͞o′zə, hī′drō mə dyo͞o′zə] n. pl. hydromedusae [hī΄drō mə do͞o′sae, hī΄drō mə dyo͞o′sē] [ModL: see HYDRO & MEDUSA] a jellyfish (medusa) formed from a bud produced asexually on a hydroid …   English World dictionary

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  • hydromedusa — hydromedusan, adj. /huy droh mi dooh seuh, zeuh, dyooh /, n., pl. hydromedusae / see/. the medusa form of a hydrozoan. [1885 90; < NL; see HYDRA, O , MEDUSA] * * * …   Universalium

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