Acalephae

See also: acalephae

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē, “stinging nettle”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈli.fi/

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.

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