Hydromedusa Definition

hīdrō-mĭ-do͝osə, -dyo͝o-
hydromedusae, hydromedusa
noun
A hydrozoan in the medusoid stage of its life cycle.
American Heritage
A jellyfish (medusa) formed from a bud produced asexually on a hydroid.
Webster's New World

The South American snake-necked turtle.

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Other Word Forms of Hydromedusa

Noun

Singular:
hydromedusa
Plural:
hydromedusae

Origin of Hydromedusa

  • hydro– medusa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hydromedusa Sentence Examples

  • The morphology of the group thus falls naturally into four sections - (I) the hydropolyp, (2) the polyp-colony, (3) the hydromedusa, (4) the medusa-colonies.

  • Since, however, medusa-colonies occur only in one group, the Siphonophora, and divergent views are held with regard to the morphological interpretation of the members of a siphonophore, only the first three of the above sub-divisions of hydromedusa morphology will be dealt with here in a general way, and the morphology of the Siphonophora will be considered under the heading of the group itself.

  • A scyphomedusa is distinguished from a hydromedusa chiefly by the following points.

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