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acaleph

American

[ak-uh-lef] / ˈæk əˌlɛf /

Also acalephe

noun

(in former classifications) any coelenterate of the group Acalephae, including the sea nettles and jellyfishes.

acaleph British

/ ˈækəˌlɛf /

noun

obsolete any of the coelenterates of the former taxonomic group Acalephae, which included the jellyfishes

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Etymology

Origin of acaleph

1700–10; < New Latin acalepha < Greek akalḗphē stinging nettle, sea anemone

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