Cubomedusae

plural noun

Cu·​bo·​medusae

¦kyü(ˌ)bō+

: an order or suborder of Scyphozoa with a 4-sided cup-shaped umbrella and four perradial tentaculocysts

cubomedusan

"+

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cub- + Medusae

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