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    SCYPHOZOA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishesplay

    Synonyms:

    class Scyphozoa; Scyphozoa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Scyphozoa" is a kind of...):

    class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

    Meronyms (members of "Scyphozoa"):

    scyphozoan (any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle)

    Chrysaora; genus Chrysaora (a genus of Scyphozoa)

    Holonyms ("Scyphozoa" is a member of...):

    Cnidaria; Coelenterata; phylum Cnidaria; phylum Coelenterata (hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals)

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