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Hydromedusa
Hydromedusa Hy`dro*me*du"sa, n.; pl. Hydromedus[ae]. [NL. See Hydra, and Medusa.] (Zo["o]l.) Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a hydroid. They are called also Craspedota, and naked-eyed medus[ae]. Note: Such medus[ae] are the reproductive zooids or gonophores, either male or female, of the hydroid from which they arise, whether they become free or remain attached to the hydroid colony. They in turn produce the eggs from which the hydroids are developed. The name is also applied to other similar medus[ae] which are not known to bud from a hydroid colony, and even to some which are known to develop directly from the eggs, but which in structure agree essentially with those produced from hydroids. See Hydroidea, and Gymnoblastea.
Hydromedusae
Hydromedusa Hy`dro*me*du"sa, n.; pl. Hydromedus[ae]. [NL. See Hydra, and Medusa.] (Zo["o]l.) Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a hydroid. They are called also Craspedota, and naked-eyed medus[ae]. Note: Such medus[ae] are the reproductive zooids or gonophores, either male or female, of the hydroid from which they arise, whether they become free or remain attached to the hydroid colony. They in turn produce the eggs from which the hydroids are developed. The name is also applied to other similar medus[ae] which are not known to bud from a hydroid colony, and even to some which are known to develop directly from the eggs, but which in structure agree essentially with those produced from hydroids. See Hydroidea, and Gymnoblastea.
Naked-eyed medusa
Naked bed, a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times. --Shak. Naked eye, the eye alone, unaided by glasses, or by telescope, microscope, or the like. Naked-eyed medusa. (Zo["o]l.) See Hydromedusa. Naked flooring (Carp.), the timberwork which supports a floor. --Gwilt. Naked mollusk (Zo["o]l.), a nudibranch. Naked wood (Bot.), a large rhamnaceous tree (Colibrina reclinata) of Southern Florida and the West Indies, having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine polish. --C. S. Sargent. Syn: Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed; unarmed; plain; defenseless.
naked-eyed medusae
Hydromedusa Hy`dro*me*du"sa, n.; pl. Hydromedus[ae]. [NL. See Hydra, and Medusa.] (Zo["o]l.) Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a hydroid. They are called also Craspedota, and naked-eyed medus[ae]. Note: Such medus[ae] are the reproductive zooids or gonophores, either male or female, of the hydroid from which they arise, whether they become free or remain attached to the hydroid colony. They in turn produce the eggs from which the hydroids are developed. The name is also applied to other similar medus[ae] which are not known to bud from a hydroid colony, and even to some which are known to develop directly from the eggs, but which in structure agree essentially with those produced from hydroids. See Hydroidea, and Gymnoblastea.
Polypomedusae
Polypomedusae Pol`y*po*me*du"s[ae], n. pl. [NL. See Polyp, and Medusa.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Hydrozoa.
Trachymedusae
Trachymedusae Tra`chy*me*du"s[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr.Gr. ? rough + medusa.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of acalephs in which the development is direct from the eggs, without a hydroid stage. Some of the species are parasitic on other medus[ae].

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- In Gr**** mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Ancient Gr****: Μέδουσα, romanized: Médousa, lit. 'guardian, protectress'), also called Gorgo (Ancient Gr****:...
- Look up Medusa or medusa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Medusa is one of the three Gorgons in Gr**** mythology. Medusa may also refer to: Medusa, a daughter...
- in Gr**** mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They lived near their sisters...
- Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
- HNLMS Medusa may refer to the following ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy: HNLMS Van Speijk (1842), a corvette, also known as Medusa HNLMS Medusa (1854)...
- mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Ancient Gr****: Μέδουσα means "guardian, protectress") may refer to the following personages: Medusa, one of the...
- The Raft of the Medusa (French: Le Radeau de la Méduse [lə ʁado d(ə) la medyz]) – originally titled Scène de Naufrage (Shipwreck Scene) – is an oil painting...
- Two versions of Medusa were created by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, one in 1596 and the other in ca. 1597. Both depict the moment from Gr**** mythology...
- Jellyfish, also known as sea jellies, are the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, which is a major part of the phylum...
- the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medusa, after the ancient Gr**** mythological figure Medusa: HMS Medusa (1785) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched...