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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Gymnophthalmata

/(jĭm`nŏf*thăl"mȧ*tȧ)/ · Gym·noph·thal·ma·ta · IPA
01 n. pl. A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medusæ; the hydromedusæ. Most of them are known to be the free-swimming progeny (gonophores) …
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    A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medusæ; the hydromedusæ. Most of them are known to be the free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids.(Zool.)