acaleph
[ ak-uh-lef ]
/ ˈæk əˌlɛf /
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noun
(in former classifications) any coelenterate of the group Acalephae, including the sea nettles and jellyfishes.
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Also ac·a·lephe [ak-uh-leef]. /ˈæk əˌlif/.
Origin of acaleph
1700–10; <New Latin acalepha<Greek akalḗphē stinging nettle, sea anemone
Words nearby acaleph
Acadian flycatcher, Acadian owl, açaí, acajou, acalculia, acaleph, acampsia, AC and U, acantha, acanthaceous, acanthamebiasis
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acaleph
/ (ˈækəˌlɛf) /
noun
obsolete any of the coelenterates of the former taxonomic group Acalephae, which included the jellyfishes
Word Origin for acaleph
C18: from New Latin, from Greek akalēphē a sting
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