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metridium

[ mi-trid-ee-uh m ]
/ mɪˈtrɪd i əm /

noun

any sea anemone of the genus Metridium, common in cooler waters of the Northern Hemisphere.

Words nearby metridium

metricate, metrication, metrician, metricize, metrics, metridium, metrification, metrifonate, metrify, metrist, metritis

Origin of metridium

< New Latin (1815), noun use of neuter of metridius having a womb, fruitful < Greek mētrídios, derivative of mḗtra womb
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for metridium

  • 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 Arnold

  • Its name is Metridium something or other; I forget the rest of it.

    The Lucky Seventh|Ralph Henry Barbour