noun
ZoologyA member of the cnidarian class Cubozoa, which comprises the box jellyfishes; a box jellyfish.
adjective
ZoologyBelonging to or characteristic of the class Cubozoa.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in BioScience. From cubo- + -zoan, after scientific Latin Cubozoa, class name.
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