scyphistoma
/saɪˈfɪstəmə/noun
(pl. scyphistomae /-miː/ 或scyphistomas)
- Zoology the fixed polyp-like stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish, which reproduces asexually by budding (strobilation)【动】螅状幼体, 钵口幼体。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Latin scyphus 'cup'+Greek stoma 'mouth'.