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scyphozoan
scy·pho·zo·an S0181500 (sī′fə-zō′ən)n. Any of various marine cnidarians of the class Scyphozoa, which includes most of the jellyfishes, characterized by the absence of a polyp stage or by a polyp that is extremely small. [From New Latin Scyphozōa, class name : Greek skuphos, cup + New Latin -zōa, pl. of -zōon, -zoon.] scy′pho·zo′an adj.scyphozoan (ˌsaɪfəˈzəʊən) n (Animals) any marine medusoid coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa; a jellyfishadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Scyphozoa[C19: via New Latin from Greek skuphos bowl + zōion animal]scy•pho•zo•an (ˌsaɪ fəˈzoʊ ən) n. 1. any cnidarian of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the scyphozoans. [1910–15; < New Latin Scyphozo(a)] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | scyphozoan - any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cyclecnidarian, coelenterate - radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa formsclass Scyphozoa, Scyphozoa - coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes | EncyclopediaSeeScyphozoascyphozoan
scyphozoan any marine medusoid COELENTERATE of the class Scyphoza, containing the jellyfish. The medusa is the dominant and sometimes only phase of the life history, the polyp being small (a SCYPHISTOMA) or absent.scyphozoan
Words related to scyphozoannoun any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycleRelated Words- cnidarian
- coelenterate
- class Scyphozoa
- Scyphozoa
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