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acaleph

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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]

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