Acalephae

See also: acalephae

Translingual

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • English: (US) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈli.fi/

Proper noun

Acalephae

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic group within the phylum Coelenterata – including the medusae or jellyfishes, and hydroids; so called from the stinging power they possess.

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