Discophora

/dɪsˈkɒfərə/ noun

Definition

A group or family of jellyfish and related creatures characterized by a disk-shaped body.

Etymology

From Greek discus (disk) + -phora (bearing or carrying). The term literally means 'disk-bearers' in scientific classification.

Kelly Says

Discophora groups together creatures that look completely different in some ways but all share that signature disk shape, showing how evolution sometimes returns to the same design.

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