Discophora

plural noun

Dis·​coph·​o·​ra

də̇ˈskäf(ə)rə

variants or Discophorae

-fəˌrē

in some classifications

: a group of jellyfishes:

a

: a group coextensive with Scyphozoa

b

: a group coextensive with Discomedusae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from disc- + -phora, -phorae

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