Definitions for "Ephyra"
A stage in the development of discophorous medusæ, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila.
the earliest free-swimming stage of scyphozoan medusae that have been released from the polp, or scyphistoma. Also ephyrula.
n. The juvenile form of a medusa that buds off the polyp stage of a jellyfish and may be produced in groups that resemble tiny stacks of lifesavers without the hole.