First Known Use: 1861
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scyphistoma
noun scy·phis·to·ma \sī-ˈfis-tə-mə\
plural scy·phis·to·mae\-(ˌ)mē\ also scy·phis·to·mas
Definition of SCYPHISTOMA
: a sexually produced scyphozoan larva that ultimately repeatedly constricts transversely to form free-swimming medusae
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Origin of SCYPHISTOMA
New Latin, from Latin scyphus cup + Greek stoma mouth — more at stomach
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