different between medusoid vs colony

English

Etymology

medusa +? -oid

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /m??dus??d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??dju?z??d/
• Hyphenation: me?du?soid

Noun

medusoid (plural medusoids)

1. jellyfish

Derived terms

• cryptomedusoid
• eumedusoid

Adjective

medusoid (comparative more medusoid, superlative most medusoid)

1. Having the shape of a jellyfish

Anagrams

• dumoside

English

Etymology

From Latin col?nia (“colony”), from col?nus (“farmer; colonist”), from col? (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quel?, from Proto-Indo-European *k?el- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?.l?.ni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?.l?.ni/, /?k?.l?.ni/

Noun

colony (plural colonies)

1. A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.
2. A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
3. Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.

4. (India) An apartment complex or neighborhood.

5. A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area

6. (biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

7. A local group of Beaver Scouts.

Derived terms

Related terms

• Cologne (city, n.)
• Crown colony
• cult
• culture

Translations

See also

• metropole