Peromedusae

plural noun

Pero·​medusae

¦perō+

in some classifications

: a division of Scyphozoa that is characterized by the presence of four interradial tentaculocysts and is approximately equal to the order Coronatae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pēro- (from pēra pouch) + medusae, plural of medusa

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