medusa
medusa
[mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə]
(pl. medusae -ziː, -siː 或 medusas)
[mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə]
(pl. medusae -ziː, -siː 或 medusas)
- (Zoology)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
(动)水母体；水母期。 比较 polyp
■a jellyfish
水母，海蜇
- mid 18th cent.: named by association with Medusa
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