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Word: Scyphistoma
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Latin scyphus ‘cup’ + Greek stoma ‘mouth’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sʌɪˈfɪstəmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the fixed polyp-like stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish, which reproduces asexually by budding (strobilation).
Short Definition:polyp-like stage in life cycle of jellyfish
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