medusae

Adult males and females with the familiar bell-shaped bodies are called medusae, but you would not recognize very young jellyfish as jellyfish at all.

Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog 2009

Even small objects, such as medusae, and fragments of weed floating in mid - sea, were distinguishable at a considerable distance; and fishing-boats could be clearly made out at the distance of a mile.

The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Harry Collingwood 1886

Cetacean, for, although the sperm whale has a gullet sufficiently large to admit the body of a man, yet, it can hardly be the fish intended, as the natural food of Cetaceans consists of small animals, such as medusae and crustacea.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

The object of this curious arrangement is to enable the whale to catch the little shrimps and small sea-blubbers, called "medusae," on which it feeds.

Fighting the Whales 1859

The Huxley was made from the life chains of medusae— jellyfish and other venomous sea creatures—and was practically as dangerous.

LEVIATHAN MR. SCOTT WESTERFELD 2009

The parts of the temple that are finished are highly ornamented, with pictures of gryphons, medusae, bulls, tritons and other fantastic figures, and lots of geometrical decoration including swastikas and scales.

Queen of the Crapsellers Walter Jon Williams 2009

The parts of the temple that are finished are highly ornamented, with pictures of gryphons, medusae, bulls, tritons and other fantastic figures, and lots of geometrical decoration including swastikas and scales.

Archive 2009-07-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009

The Huxley was made from the life chains of medusae— jellyfish and other venomous sea creatures—and was practically as dangerous.

LEVIATHAN MR. SCOTT WESTERFELD 2009

In the laboratory, 100% of these medusae regularly undergo this change.

January « 2008 « Gerry Canavan 2008

In the laboratory, 100% of these medusae regularly undergo this change.

Immortality on Earth « Gerry Canavan 2008