acaleph

[ ak-uh-lef ]

noun

1. (in former classifications) any coelenterate of the group Acalephae, including the sea nettles and jellyfishes.

acaleph

/ ˈækəˌlɛf /

noun

1. obsolete.
   any of the coelenterates of the former taxonomic group Acalephae, which included the jellyfishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of acaleph¹

1700–10; < New Latin acalepha < Greek akalḗphē stinging nettle, sea anemone

Word History and Origins

Origin of acaleph¹

C18: from New Latin, from Greek akalēphē a sting

Example Sentences

Exceedingly beautiful in the tropic seas are those small physali, a species of Acaleph�, known to sailors as "Portuguese110 men-of-war."

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The name was first applied to the Jelly-fish tribe, but later was made to include the true Medus� or jelly-fishes, and others.—Other forms are Acaleph and Acalephan.

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The color of this pretty Acaleph varies from a greenish hue to green, with a faint tinge of red, or to a reddish brown.

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While Polyps live for many years, and Star-fishes and Sea-urchins require ten or fifteen years to attain their full size, the short existence of the Acaleph, with all its changes, is accomplished in one year.

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But if they are linked together as a connected series, then the lowest Acaleph should stand next in structure above the highest Polyp, and the lowest Echinoderm next above the highest Acaleph.

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