Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

scyphistoma

Syllabification: (scy·phis·to·ma)
Pronunciation: /sīˈfistəmə/

Definition of scyphistoma

noun (plural scyphistomae /-ˌmē, -ˌmī/ or scyphistomas)

Zoology
  • the fixed polyplike stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish, which reproduces asexually by budding (strobilation).

Origin:

late 19th century: from Latin scyphus 'cup' + Greek stoma 'mouth'

scyphistoma in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of scyphistoma in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

kempt

/ kɛm(p)t /
adjective
maintained in a neat and clean condition …