cubomedusann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkjuːbəʊmᵻˈdjuːzən/, U.S.

/ˌkjuboʊməˈd(j)uzən/; see also medusan adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Cubomedusae n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Cubomedusae n. + -an suffix.

Zoology.

A. n.

A cubomedusa, a box jellyfish.

ΚΠ

1889 Cent. Dict. Cubomedusan, a jellyfish of the family Cubomedusae.

1968 C. E. Lane in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. ii. vi. 281 Several recent reports..amply document the ability of the cubomedusan Chironex fleckeri to kill man.

1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) v. 101/1 It is a primitive scyphozoan of quadrate form,..possibly related to the living cubomedusans.

B. adj.

Belonging to or characteristic of cubomedusae.

ΚΠ

1889 Cent. Dict. Cubomedusan, having the cuboid character of the Cubomedusae; of or pertaining to the acalephs.

1900 Mem. Biol. Lab. Johns Hopkins Univ. 4 iv. 7 Dr. Conant further experimented by cutting off certain organs and parts from the Cubomedusan bell.

1978 Science 27 Jan. 458/3 Cubomedusan eyes are so similar to the camera eyes of vertebrates and cephalopods that it would be surprising if studies..did not yield valuable perspective.

1998 L. Margulis & K. V. Schwartz Five Kingdoms (ed. 3) iii. 221/2 The cubomedusan planula gives rise to a polyp; the polyp subdivides into additional polyps.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cubomedusan
释义	cubomedusann.adj. Brit. /ˌkjuːbəʊmᵻˈdjuːzən/, U.S. /ˌkjuboʊməˈd(j)uzən/; see also medusan adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Cubomedusae n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Cubomedusae n. + -an suffix. Zoology. A. n. A cubomedusa, a box jellyfish. ΚΠ 1889 Cent. Dict. Cubomedusan, a jellyfish of the family Cubomedusae. 1968 C. E. Lane in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. ii. vi. 281 Several recent reports..amply document the ability of the cubomedusan Chironex fleckeri to kill man. 1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) v. 101/1 It is a primitive scyphozoan of quadrate form,..possibly related to the living cubomedusans. B. adj. Belonging to or characteristic of cubomedusae. ΚΠ 1889 Cent. Dict. Cubomedusan, having the cuboid character of the Cubomedusae; of or pertaining to the acalephs. 1900 Mem. Biol. Lab. Johns Hopkins Univ. 4 iv. 7 Dr. Conant further experimented by cutting off certain organs and parts from the Cubomedusan bell. 1978 Science 27 Jan. 458/3 Cubomedusan eyes are so similar to the camera eyes of vertebrates and cephalopods that it would be surprising if studies..did not yield valuable perspective. 1998 L. Margulis & K. V. Schwartz Five Kingdoms (ed. 3) iii. 221/2 The cubomedusan planula gives rise to a polyp; the polyp subdivides into additional polyps. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1889
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