Geryonia

noun

Ger·​y·​o·​nia

ˌjerēˈōnēə

: a genus of craspedote medusae having six simple radial canals with corresponding tentacles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Geryon (monster of Greco-Roman mythology having three bodies and powerful wings, from Latin, from Greek Gēryōn) + New Latin -ia

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