Acalephae
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See also: acalephae
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē, “stinging nettle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Acalephae
- (obsolete) A taxonomic group within the phylum Coelenterata – including the medusae or jellyfishes, and hydroids; so called from the stinging power they possess.
Synonyms[edit]
- See
Sea nettle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Acalepha
Further reading[edit]
- “acalephae”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Acalephae”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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