medusan

adjective

1. (zoology) Relating to the medusas.

noun

1. 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 tentacles

Similar word(s): medusa, medusoid

Definition categories: animal, cnidarian, coelenterate