Discophora

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, disc) + -φόρος (-phóros, bearing).

Proper noun[edit]

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  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – duffer butterflies of Asia.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Stemonuraceae – trees of the New World tropics.

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Proper noun[edit]

Discophora

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic class within the phylum Cnidaria – a taxon broadly equivalent to modern Scyphozoa.
  2. (obsolete) A taxonomic subclass within the class Scyphozoa – a paraphyletic taxon of varying composition, but usually Semaeostomeae and Rhizostomae.

References[edit]

obsolete taxa
butterflies
trees