Noun: scyphozoan (scyphozoa,scyphozoans) ,sI-fu'zow-un
- Any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
"The moon jellyfish is a common scyphozoan found in coastal waters"
Derived forms: scyphozoa, scyphozoans
Type of: cnidarian, coelenterate
Part of: class Scyphozoa, Scyphozoa
Encyclopedia: Scyphozoan