Acalepha

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Acalephae.[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈlif.ə/
Rhymes: -iːfə

Proper noun

Acalepha

(obsolete) A taxonomic class within the division Radiata – a group of coelenterates including the jellyfish and sea nettles.
(†Acalepha f) A taxonomic genus within the subclass Hexacorallia – certain extinct corals.

References

List of prehistoric hexacoral genera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“Acalepha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“Acalepha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)

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