Acalephae
See also: acalephae
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē, “stinging nettle”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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
- See
Sea nettle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Acalepha
Further reading
- “acalephae”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Acalephae”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.