Discomedusae

plural noun

Dis·​co·​medusae

¦diskō+

in some classifications

: a large order of Scyphozoa equivalent to the modern orders Rhizostomae and Semaeostomeae, or more broadly, nearly equivalent to Scyphozoa

discomedusan

"+

adjective or noun

discomedusoid

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, plural, from disc- + medusae, plural of medusa

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