cubozoan

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noun

Any cnidarian of the class Cubozoa, including the cubomedusae; a box jellyfish.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nouncubozoan (plural cubozoa or cubozoans)

plural cubozoa · plural cubozoans

  1. biologyAny cnidarian of the class Cubozoa, including the cubomedusae; a box jellyfish.First known use 20th c.

    Sume cubozoans have truly brutal venom in their stingers, strong enough to have killed large numbers of humans.

    2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 35
adjectivecubozoan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to these creatures.

Origin

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

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Translations

Finnish kuutiomeduusa, kuutiomeduusa-
  • kuutiomeduusacnidarian of the class Cubozoa
  • kuutiomeduusa-of or pertaining to cubozoans
Cite this entry
APA

cubozoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubozoan

MLA

“cubozoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubozoan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cubozoan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubozoan.

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