scyphozoan
/saɪfəˈzoʊən/
noun
- A type of jellyfish belonging to the class Scyphozoa, typically having a bell-shaped body and tentacles.
- Many scyphozoans have a life cycle that includes both a polyp and a medusa stage.
- Divers often encounter scyphozoans during the summer months when they bloom near the coast.
- The scyphozoan is the most familiar kind of jellyfish found in oceans around the world.
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the class Scyphozoa of jellyfish.
- Scyphozoan fossils date back to the Cambrian period.
- The scyphozoan body plan includes a gelatinous bell and stinging cells.
- Scientists classify the moon jelly as a scyphozoan species.