"medusoid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /məˈdusɔɪd/ [General-American], /məˈdjuːzɔɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more medusoid [comparative], most medusoid [superlative]
Etymology: medusa + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|medusa|oid}} medusa + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} medusoid (comparative more medusoid, superlative most medusoid)
  1. Having the shape of a jellyfish
    Sense id: en-medusoid-en-adj-w3JG~Bul

Noun

IPA: /məˈdusɔɪd/ [General-American], /məˈdjuːzɔɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: medusoids [plural]
Etymology: medusa + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|medusa|oid}} medusa + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} medusoid (plural medusoids)
  1. jellyfish Derived forms: cryptomedusoid, eumedusoid
    Sense id: en-medusoid-en-noun-oOpTKPAy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 21 79

Inflected forms

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