|stȯ(ˌ)rō+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from stauro- + medusae, plural of medusa
: an order of Scyphozoa comprising stalked or sessile jellyfish that have an aboral stalk ending in a sucker by which they attach themselves to marine plants and other objects, that both as larvae and adults are creeping or sessile, and that are limited to colder seas of both northern and southern hemispheres
• stauro·medusan “+ adjective or noun