medusoid
Free-swimming cnidarian form
Medusoid describes something resembling a medusa—the free-swimming, umbrella-shaped stage of jellyfish and related creatures.
The term appears in marine biology to distinguish this bell-like form from the stationary polyp stage: The organism alternates between polyp and medusoid phases.
More loosely, medusoid can describe anything jellyfish-like in appearance or movement.
Hollow resonating instrument
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- pulsateBeat with rhythm
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
venomous · stinger · tentacles · moon jelly · box jelly · lion's mane · sea nettle · Portuguese man-of-war
Marine invertebrate with stinging cells
Moving without purpose
- planktonicDrifting in water
- oceanicOf the sea
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- open waterUnobstructed body navigable freely
floating · buoyant · midwater · zooplankton · adrift · gyre · tides · surface
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- wobblyTending to teeter
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- squishySoft and easily compressed
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
elastic · supple · flexible · spongy · bouncy · springy · pliable · soft
Following behind something
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- writhingTwisting the body convulsively
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
dangling · retractable · elongate · coiling · lashing · grasping · snaring · entangling
bell
Hollow resonating instrument
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- pulsateBeat with rhythm
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
bioluminescence · venomous · stinger · tentacles · moon jelly · box jelly · lion's mane · sea nettle · Portuguese man-of-war · bloom
hydrozoan
Marine invertebrate with stinging cells
drifting
Moving without purpose
- planktonicDrifting in water
- oceanicOf the sea
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
open water · floating · buoyant · midwater · zooplankton · adrift · gyre · tides · surface · depths
quivering
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- wobblyTending to teeter
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- squishySoft and easily compressed
viscous · elastic · supple · flexible · spongy · bouncy · springy · pliable · soft · mucilaginous
trailing
Following behind something
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- writhingTwisting the body convulsively
sinuous · dangling · retractable · elongate · coiling · lashing · grasping · snaring · entangling · filamentous