Scyphozoa

noun plural

: a class of coelenterates that includes jellyfishes (as the sea wasps) having gastric tentacles and no true polyp stage

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“Scyphozoa.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Scyphozoa. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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