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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
medusa in zoology, scientific name for the jellyfish , i.e., the free-swimming stage of various animals in the phylum Cnidaria . See polyp and medusa .
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
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