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medusoid vs cnidarian

cnidarian vs medusoid

medusoid and cnidarian both are nouns.

medusoid is an adjective but cnidarian is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medusoid Yes Yes No No
cnidarian Yes No No No
As nouns, cnidarian is a hypernym of medusoid; that is, cnidarian is a word with a broader meaning than medusoid:
  • 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
  • cnidarian: 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 medusoid include coelenterate.
medusoid (noun) cnidarian (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
medusoid (adjective) cnidarian (adjective)
relating to or resembling a medusa
Difference between medusoid and cnidarian

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