adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a medusa (a jellyfish or the free-swimming form of a cnidarian)
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- The medusal form of the hydra is its mobile, bell-shaped stage.
- Medusal characteristics include a gelatinous bell and trailing tentacles.
- The organism transitions from a polyp to a medusal stage during its life cycle.
- Researchers studied the medusal anatomy of various jellyfish species.