- acaleph
- ac·a·leph
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acaleph
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Acaleph — Ac a*leph, Acalephan Ac a*le phan .; pl. {Acalephs}, {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[ae]}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Acaleph[ae]. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acaleph — [ak′əlēf΄ak′ə lef΄] n. [< Gr akalēphē, a nettle] Obs. any of several invertebrate animals, as jellyfish, that swim or float about in the open sea; coelenterate or ctenophore (former class Acalephes, phylum Zoophyta): also acalephe [ak′əlēf΄] … English World dictionary
acaleph — /ak euh lef /, n. (in former classifications) any coelenterate of the group Acalephae, including the sea nettles and jellyfishes. Also, acalephe /ak euh leef /. [1700 10; < NL acalepha < Gk akaléphe stinging nettle, sea anemone] * * * … Universalium
acaleph — noun One of the Acalephae … Wiktionary
acalephæ — noun Group of Coelenterata, including the or , and ; so called from the power they … Wiktionary
acaleph — sa (G). A nettle … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
acaleph — n. kind of stinging jelly fish … Dictionary of difficult words
acaleph — ˈakəˌlef noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Acalepha : a coelenterate of the group Acalepha … Useful english dictionary
Acalephan — Acaleph Ac a*leph, Acalephan Ac a*le phan .; pl. {Acalephs}, {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[ae]}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Acaleph[ae]. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acalephans — Acaleph Ac a*leph, Acalephan Ac a*le phan .; pl. {Acalephs}, {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[ae]}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Acaleph[ae]. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
