scyphistoma
scyphistoma · scyphistomas · scyphistomata
An individual cell in a stage of the life cycle of a true jellyfish, a colony of such…An individual cell in a stage of the life cycle of a true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), a colony of such cells, when it resembles a polyp and breeds asexually by strobilation.
/saɪˈfɪstəmə/
Meaning
1 sensesAn individual cell in a stage of the life cycle of a true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), a colony of such cells, when it resembles a polyp and breeds asexually by strobilation.
Origin
From Ancient Greek σκύφος (skúphos, “cup”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).From Ancient Greek σκύφος (skúphos, “cup”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
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Forms
plural: scyphistomas / scyphistomata / scyphistomae| Singular | scyphistoma |
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| Plural | scyphistomas / scyphistomata / scyphistomae |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular