Ephyra

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ephyra \Eph"y*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, an old name of Corinth.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A stage in the development of discophorous medus[ae], when
     they first begin to swim about after being detached from the
     strobila. See {Strobila}.
     [1913 Webster]