metridium
[ mi-trid-ee-uhm ]
noun
any sea anemone of the genus Metridium, common in cooler waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
Origin of metridium
1<New Latin (1815), noun use of neuter of metridius having a womb, fruitful <Greek mētrídios, derivative of mḗtra womb
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How to use metridium in a sentence
A metridium marginatum, the most common sea-anemone of this coast, was taken here which measured six inches in diameter.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldIts name is metridium something or other; I forget the rest of it.
The Lucky Seventh | Ralph Henry Barbour
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