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medusan vs coelenterate

coelenterate vs medusan

medusan and coelenterate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medusan Yes No No No
coelenterate Yes No No No
As nouns, coelenterate is a hypernym of medusan; that is, coelenterate is a word with a broader meaning than medusan:
  • medusan: 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: radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
Other hypernyms of medusan include cnidarian.
medusan (noun) coelenterate (noun)
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 radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
Difference between medusan and coelenterate

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