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coelenterate vs medusoid

medusoid vs coelenterate

coelenterate and medusoid both are nouns.

coelenterate is not an adjective while medusoid is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coelenterate Yes No No No
medusoid Yes Yes No No
As nouns, medusoid is a hyponym of coelenterate; that is, medusoid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coelenterate:
  • coelenterate: radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
  • medusoid: 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
Other hyponyms of coelenterate include polyp, medusa, medusan, jellyfish, scyphozoan, hydroid, hydrozoan, actinozoan, anthozoan.
coelenterate (noun) medusoid (noun)
radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms 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
coelenterate (adjective) medusoid (adjective)
relating to or resembling a medusa
Difference between coelenterate and medusoid

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