dis·coph·o·ra \də̇ˈskäf(ə)rə\noun plural ordis·coph·o·rae\-fəˌrē\ Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from disc- + -phora, -phorae in some classifications: a group of jellyfishes: a.: a group coextensive with Scyphozoa b.: a group coextensive with Discomedusae