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scyphistoma
[ sahy-fis-tuh-muh ]
/ saɪˈfɪs tə mə /
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noun, plural scy·phis·to·mae [sahy-fis-tuh-mee], /saɪˈfɪs təˌmi/, scy·phis·to·mas.
a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
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Words nearby scyphistoma
Scylla, Scylla and Charybdis, scyphate, scyphi-, scyphiform, scyphistoma, scyphoid, scyphozoan, scyphus, Scyros, scythe
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How to use scyphistoma in a sentence
Strobila, stro-bī′la, n. a discomedusan at the stage succeeding the scyphistoma: a segmented tapeworm.
The original terminal ring of tentacles of the Scyphistoma gradually atrophies.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland BalfourWith the above changes the so-called Hydra tuba or Scyphistoma form is reached (vide fig. 85).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland BalfourThe formation of the sexual Medusa form takes place by a kind of strobilization of the body of the fixed Scyphistoma.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for scyphistoma
scyphistoma
/ (saɪˈfɪstəmə) /
noun plural -mae (-ˌmiː) or -mas
a sessile hydra-like individual representing the polyp stage of scyphozoans. It produces forms which become free-swimming jellyfish
Word Origin for scyphistoma
C19: from Greek skuphos cup + stoma
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