Lucernaria

noun

Lu·​cer·​nar·​ia

ˌlüsərˈna(a)rēə

: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Lucernariidae) of north Atlantic littoral sessile or creeping scyphozoan jellyfishes that have a bell-shaped body prolonged at the margin into eight lobes each with a group of short tentacles

lucernarian

¦⸗⸗¦na(a)rēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin lucerna lamp + New Latin -aria

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