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ephyra

UK/ˈɛfɪɹə/US/ˈɛfəɹə/

ephyra noun: an immature medusoid stage of a scyphozoan jellyfish once it breaks off from its segmenting polyp.

ephyra: an immature medusoid stage of a scyphozoan jellyfish once it breaks off from its segmenting polyp
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Noun

ephyra (plural ephyrae or ephyras)

  1. An immature medusoid stage of a scyphozoan jellyfish once it breaks off from its segmenting polyp.

Forms of ephyra

pluralephyrae
pluralephyras
alternative formephyrula

Questions about ephyra

What does ephyra mean?
Ephyra means an immature medusoid stage of a scyphozoan jellyfish once it breaks off from its segmenting polyp.
What part of speech is ephyra?
Ephyra is a noun.
How do you pronounce ephyra?
Ephyra is pronounced /ˈɛfɪɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ephyra?
The plural of ephyra is ephyrae.

Words near ephyra in the dictionary

  1. ephus
  2. ephydriad
  3. ephydriads
  4. ephydrid
  5. ephydrids
  6. ephyra
  7. ephyrae
  8. ephyras
  9. ephyrula
  10. ephyrulae
  11. ephyrulas

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