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subumbrella

American

[suhb-uhm-brel-uh] / ˌsʌb ʌmˈbrɛl ə /

noun

Zoology.

the concave undersurface of a coelenterate medusa, as a jellyfish.

Other Word Forms

subumbrellar adjective

Etymology

Origin of subumbrella

First recorded in 1875–80; sub- + umbrella

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