Etymology

cubozoan

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Today it means: Any cnidarian of the class Cubozoa, including the cubomedusae; a box jellyfish. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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The story

From cubo(medusa) + -zoan, after class name Cubozoa.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Any cnidarian of the class Cubozoa, including the cubomedusae; a box jellyfish.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.