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acraspeda

acraspeda noun: a group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish.

Noun

acraspeda pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
    • It may be that the pelagic habit of the acraspeda is secondary, and while the polyps, the craspedota and the acraspeda have unquestionably had a common starting point in a free pelagic ancestor, it is quite possible that […]1893, William Keith Brooks, Salpa in Its Relation to the Evolution of Life, page 202

Questions about acraspeda

What does acraspeda mean?
Acraspeda means a group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish.
What part of speech is acraspeda?
Acraspeda is a noun.

Words near acraspeda in the dictionary

  1. acrasids
  2. acrasies
  3. acrasin
  4. acrasing
  5. acrasins
  6. acraspeda
  7. acraspedote
  8. acrasy
  9. acratia
  10. acratic
  11. acratically

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