scyphistoma en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /saɪˈfɪstəmə/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκύφος (skúphos, “cup”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Meanings
- An individual cell in a stage of the life cycle of a true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), a colony of such cells, when it resembles a polyp and breeds asexually by strobilation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scyphistomae | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| scyphistomas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| scyphistomata | Number=Plur | lexicographic |