medusae
Meaning of medusae
plural noun
a free-swimming sexual form of a coelenterate such as a jellyfish, typically having an umbrella-shaped body with stinging tentacles around the edge. In some species, medusae are a phase in the life cycle which alternates with a polypoid phase.
mid 18th century: named by association with Medusa.
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Hyphenation of medusae
medusae
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Words that rhyme with medusae
causae, Anthomedusae, Cubomedusae, Discomedusae, Hydromedusae, Leptomedusae, Narcomedusae, Peromedusae, Scyphomedusae, Stauromedusae, Trachomedusae, Trachymedusae, hydromedusae, Empusae
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