Limnocnida

noun

Lim·​noc·​ni·​da

limˈnäknədə

: a genus of small freshwater hydrozoan jellyfishes (suborder Trachomedusae) found in central Africa

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from limn- + Greek knidē nettle

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