NOUN | animal | scyphozoan | any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage / stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle |
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Meaning | Any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage / stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle. | |
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Member of | Scyphozoa, class Scyphozoa | coelenterates in which the polyp stage / stage is absent or at least inconspicuous |
Broader | coelenterate, cnidarian | radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures |
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