Craspedota
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κράσπεδον (kráspedon, “border, skirt”) + -ota.
Proper noun
[edit]Craspedota
- (obsolete) A taxonomic division within the subphylum Medusozoa – jellyfish and similar organisms bearing a true velum which is marked by a narrow shelf-like ridge on the inner border of the circular margin of the medusa.
References
[edit]- “Craspedota”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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