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Meaning of cubozoan in English:

cubozoan

Pronunciation /ˌkjuːbə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən/

noun

Zoology

  • A member of the cnidarian class Cubozoa, which comprises the box jellyfishes; a box jellyfish.

adjective

Zoology

  • Belonging to or characteristic of the class Cubozoa.

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in BioScience. From cubo- + -zoan, after scientific Latin Cubozoa, class name.