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.

Synonyms

• See Sea nettle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acalepha

Further reading

• “acalephae”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Acalephae”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.