scyphula

noun

scyphu·​la

ˈsīfyələ,

ˈsif-

plural scyphulae

-ˌlē

1

: scyphistoma

2

: a hypothetical ancestral scyphozoan

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from scyph- + -ula

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Rhymes for scyphula

• betula
• blastula
• fistula
• radula
• regula
• scrofula
• beulah
• chula
• gula
• hula
• kula
• ula