meconida

n. pl.; sing. -ium [Gr. mekon, poppy]

1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)

Waste products of pupal metabolism that are discharged shortly after adult emergence.

2. (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa)

Medusoid gonophores, sessile or pedicellate, which upon emergence from the gonangium act as external brood sacs.