ephyra

See also: Ephyra

Not to be confused with Ephydra

Example of an ephyra photographed in the wild

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛfɪɹə/

Noun

ephyra (plural ephyrae)

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

Translations

a larval stage of a scyphozoan jellyfish

• German: Ephyra, Ephyralarve
• Italian: efira
• Spanish: éfira