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trachymedusæ
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trachymedusæ, n. pl. [NL., fr.Gr. rough + medusa.].
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 medusæ. [1913 Webster]
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