Scyphistoma
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /saɪˈfɪstəmə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scyphistoma is a noun meaning (zoology) An individual cell in a stage of the life cycle of a true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), a colony of such cells, when it resembles a polyp and breeds asexually by strobilation.
Meaning
(zoology) An individual cell in a stage of the life cycle of a true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), a colony of such cells, when it resembles a polyp and breeds asexually by strobilation.
Word Forms
- scyphistomas
- scyphistomata
- scyphistomae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scyphopolyp, strobilus, cubopolyp, podocyst, staurozoan, diphyozooid.
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