Medusoid
Pronunciation : Me*du"soid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Medusa + -oid.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids. -- n.
Defn: A sessile gonophore. See Illust. under Gonosome.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913