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ephyra
noun
eph·y·ra
\ˈefərə\
Definition of ephyra
ephyrae
\-ˌrē\ orephyras
: a free-swimming larva of a scyphozoan jellyfish formed by transverse fission of a scyphistoma and growing into a medusa — compare strobila
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Origin and Etymology of ephyra
New Latin, from Ephyra, a nymph, from Latin, from Greek
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