水母体

水母體

shuǐmǔtǐ

noun

Meanings

1 (zoology) medusa — the free-swimming, bell-shaped, sexually reproducing stage in a cnidarian's life cycle

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Examples

水母体是水螅型的繁殖阶段。

Shuǐmǔtǐ shì shuǐxīxíng de fánzhí jiēduàn.

The medusa is the reproductive stage of the polyp form.

刺胞动物有水母体和水螅体两种形态。

Cìbāo dòngwù yǒu shuǐmǔtǐ hé shuǐxītǐ liǎng zhǒng xíngtài.

Cnidarians have two morphologies: the medusa and the polyp.

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usage

Specialist biology term. Pairs with 水螅体 (shuǐxītǐ, 'polyp form') to describe the two alternating life stages of cnidarians (jellyfish, hydras, corals). For the everyday animal 'jellyfish' use 水母 (shuǐmǔ) on its own — 水母体 is the technical morphological stage.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

母 mǔ

体 tǐ