scyphozoan
noun
scy·pho·zo·an ˌsī-fə-ˈzō-ən 
: any of a class (Scyphozoa) of cnidarians (such as the sea nettle) that possess a large, conspicuous, sexually-reproducing medusa typically lacking a velum and a very small, usually funnel-shaped, asexually-reproducing polyp
scyphozoan adjective
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Scyphozoa, from Latin scyphus + New Latin -zoa
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
- in the whole wide world
- in the wild
- in the wind
- in the wings
- in the works
- in the world
- in the worst way
- in the wrong
- in the year of our Lord
- in their entirety
- in their totality
- in theoretical terms
- in theory
- in this day and age
- in this regard
- in those days
- in thrall
- in threes
- in time
- in time to
- in times of need
- in times past
- in too deep
- in toto
- in touch