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scyphozoan

/ˌsaɪ.fəˈzoʊ.ən/

Tradução: Termo usado para designar cnidários da classe Scyphozoa, cuja fase dominante do ciclo de vida é a medusa gelatinosa, geralmente de vida livre. Popularmente, refere-se às águas-vivas verdadeiras.

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noun

/ˌsaɪ.fəˈzoʊ.ən/C2formalscientific
  • ptTermo usado para designar cnidários da classe Scyphozoa, cuja fase dominante do ciclo de vida é a medusa gelatinosa, geralmente de vida livre. Popularmente, refere-se às águas-vivas verdadeiras.

A noun referring to any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates that have a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of their life cycle.

  1. JellyfishC2formalscientific

    Any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle.

    ptMedusa

    • The scyphozoan pulsed gracefully through the warm ocean currents.
    • Marine biologists study the life cycle of scyphozoans to understand their ecological impact.
    • A large scyphozoan was spotted near the shore, its tentacles trailing behind.

    Sinônimosjellyfishmedusa

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