SCYPHOZOAN


Meaning of SCYPHOZOAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-fə-ˈzō-ən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Scyphozoa, from Latin scyphus + New Latin -zoa

Date: circa 1909

: any of a class (Scyphozoa) of coelenterates that comprise jellyfishes lacking a true polyp and usually a velum

• scyphozoan adjective

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