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Noun: scyphozoan (scyphozoa,scyphozoans)  ,sI-fu'zow-un
  1. Any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle

Derived forms: scyphozoa, scyphozoans

Type of: cnidarian, coelenterate

Part of: class Scyphozoa, Scyphozoa

Encyclopedia: Scyphozoan