Cassiopea

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Alteration of Cassiopeia, a constellation which is upside-down for half the year because of its proximity to the pole star.

Proper noun

Cassiopea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cassiopeidae – the "upside-down" jellyfish.

Descendants

• English: cassiosome

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Italian

Proper noun

Cassiopea f

1. Cassiopeia