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 — акалеф …   Англо-русский геологический словарь

• 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

• acalephæ — noun Group of Coelenterata, including the or , and ; so called from the power they …   Wiktionary

• acaleph — Геология: акалеф …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• 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

• Acalephoid — Ac ale phoid, a. [Acaleph + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to or resembling the Acaleph[ae] or jellyfishes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Acalephs — 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

• Hydroida — Hydroidea Hy*droi de*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}, and { oid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of Hydrozoa or Acaleph[ae]. [Written also {Hydroida}.] [1913 Webster] Note: This order includes the hydras and the free swimming hydromedus[ae], together… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English