noun
Meaning 1
Any true jellyfish of the class Scyphozoa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scyphozoan
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noun
Meaning 2
any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coelenterate, cnidarian
History
Etymology
Scyphozoa + -an
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: liuskameduusa — jellyfish
- Italian: scifozoo — jellyfish