|lep(ˌ)tō+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from lept- + medusae (plural of medusa )
: a suborder of the order Hydroida or in some classifications a separate order of Hydrozoa comprising coelenterates in which the hydranths and the productive zooids are protected by a theca, the medusae bear gonads on the radial canals, and the lithocysts when present are of ectodermal origin
• lep·to·medusan “+ adjective or noun