Discophoran

/dɪsˈkɒfərən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or belonging to the Discophora; having the characteristics of disk-shaped jellyfish.

Etymology

From Discophora + -an (relating to). The suffix -an turns the group name into an adjective describing membership or relation.

Kelly Says

A discophoran creature might look nothing like a jellyfish to your eyes, but scientifically it shares deep evolutionary history with them through that disk-shaped body plan.

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