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discophoran, a. and n. Zool.|dɪˈskɒfərən|
[f. mod.L. Discophora, pl. neut. of discophorus, a. Gr. δισκοϕόρος bearing the discus (f. δίσκος discus, + -ϕορος bearing), taken in sense ‘bearing a disk’.]
A. adj.
1. Belonging to the subclass Discophora of Hydrozoa, comprising the jelly-fishes.
2. Belonging to the order Discophora of suctorial worms, synonymous with Hirudinea or leeches.
B. n. One of the Discophora (in either sense). Also discophore |ˈdɪskəʊfɔə(r)|.
1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 98 Forms..closely allied to the larvæ of the Discophora. |