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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

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Polyp forms then transform into the medusoid forms.

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

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

From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2012

Such an animal, if it ever existed, probably lived near the surface of the sea, and even here it may have changed its medusoid mode of locomotion for one in the direction of its mouth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various