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cubomedusa, n. Zool.
Brit. |ˌkjuːbəʊmɪˈdjuːzə|, U.S. |ˌkjuboʊməˈd(j)uzə|[see also Medusa n.]
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ cube n.1 + -o- connective + Medusa n., as singular form corresponding to Cubomedusae n. Compare earlier cubomedusan n.]
A jellyfish of the order Cubomedusae, a box jellyfish; = cubomedusan n.
The plural form is supplied by Cubomedusae n.
1898Science 7 Oct. 482/2 Owing to the incompleteness in the fusion of the entodermal lining of the several lobes, the latter still retain in the adult Cubomedusa enough of their individuality to indicate their former condition. 1960Lancet 22 Oct. 917/2 Stings have often been wrongly attributed to..the Portuguese man-of-war, but increasing evidence points to a cubomedusa as the causal cœlenterate. 2004Biol. Bull. 207144/2 In the cubomedusa Chiropsalmus, the bulk of tentacular cnidocytes exist in regular bands that encircle the entire tentacle. |