narcomedusan.
/ˌnɑːkəʊmᵻˈdjuːzə/, /ˌnɑːkəʊmᵻˈdjuːsə/, /ˌnɑːkəʊmᵻˈdʒuːzə/, /ˌnɑːkəʊmᵻˈdʒuːsə/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑrkoʊməˈd(j)uzə/, /ˈˌnɑrkoʊməˈd(j)usə/ Zoology.
A jellyfish of the suborder Narcomedusae; a narcomedusan.
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1904 Amer. Naturalist 38 899 One Narcomedusa, a long known species of the Indian Ocean, is described.
1989 Jrnl. Plankton Res. 11 665 Detailed day/night vertical distribution data are shown for the most abundant species; these include the narcomedusa Solmissus albescens, teleost fish Cyclothone spp., [etc.].
1995 Sci. Amer. July 49 (caption) Narcomedusa Solmissus marshalli (bell diameter: 15 centimeters).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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