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Webster 1913 Edition


Semaeostomata


Se-maeˊo-stom′a-ta

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a military standard + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], mouth.]
(Zool.)
A division of Discophora having large free mouth lobes. It includes
Aurelia
, and
Pelagia
. Called also
Semeostoma
. See Illustr. under
Discophora
, and
Medusa
.