hydromedusa

noun

hy·dro·me·du·sa ˌhī-drō-mi-ˈdü-sə

-ˈdyü-,

-zə

plural hydromedusae ˌhī-drō-mi-ˈdü-ˌsē

-ˌzē -ˈdyü-

: a medusa (as of the orders Anthomedusae and Leptomedusae) produced as a bud from a hydroid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This hydromedusa, Bathykorus bouilloni, is common in the deep waters of the Arctic, about 3,300 feet deep. —

Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 During a spring dive at a depth of six meters, a small hydromedusa of the Pandea conica genus, among an infinity of tiny tunicates, is carried by the current of the Calabrian side of the Strait of Messina. —

Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021 Rob Condon, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, which houses the Jellyfish Database Initiative, says the jelly might be a hydromedusa. —

Tim Samuel, National Geographic, 7 June 2016

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