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scyphozoan definition

scy·pho·zoan (sī′fə zō′ən)

noun

any of a class (Scyphozoa) of sea cnidarians, consisting of jellyfishes lacking a velum

Etymology: < ModL Scyphozoa < Gr skyphos, a cup + zōon, an animal: see bio-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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