A sea nettle (a kind of jellyfish). Cf. red nettle, n. 2. Now rare. Cf. nettlefish n. at compounds 2b.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Acalepha > member of (jelly-fish) (42) nettle1601 A sea nettle (a kind of jellyfish). Cf. red nettle, n. 2. Now rare. Cf. nettlefish n. at compounds 2b. sea-nettle1601 The popular name of certain radiate marine animals of the class Acalephæ, having the property of stinging when touched. †Formerly applied also to… blubber1602 A jellyfish or Medusa, also called sea-nettle. nettlefish1611 a stinging jellyfish (cf. sense 3). red nettle1611 Formerly: †a kind of sea anemone (not identified) (obsolete). Later: (English regional) a kind of jellyfish. Cf. sea-nettle, n. rare. squalder1659 Some species of jellyfish. sea-jellya1682 a jellyfish. urticaa1682 = sea-nettle, n. Obsolete. rare. carvel1688 A jellyfish (Medusa). Obsolete. sea-qualm1694 a jellyfish or cuttlefish. sea-bleb1700 = sea-blubber, n. 2. acaleph1706 An animal of the former class Acalepha; esp. a jellyfish. sea-blubber1717 A jellyfish. See blubber, n.1 3. Medusa1752 A jellyfish; (Zoology) a cnidarian invertebrate, generally free-swimming, having a dome-shaped body with a thick gelatinous mesogloea and one or… quarla1820 A jellyfish. acalephan1834 An animal of the former class Acalepha; esp. a jellyfish. Obsolete. medusite1838 A fossil medusa. jellyfish1841 The popular name of various acalephs, medusas, or sea-nettles, from their gelatinous structure. naked-eyed medusa1848 the gonophore of a colonial hydrozoan, formerly thought to be a distinct species. slobber1849 A jellyfish. Obsolete. sea-cross1850 a jellyfish. sea-danger1850 a jellyfish. sun squall1853 a jellyfish. discophore1856 A cnidarian of the (former) subclass Discophora (see Discophoran, n.); a jellyfish. medusoid1856 A medusa or medusa-like animal. starch1860 English regional (southern). A jellyfish. Also with distinguishing word, as sea starch, yellow starch, etc. Cf. starch-fish n. at compounds 3. Obs… Discophoran1876 A member of the (former) cnidarian order (or subclass) Discophora, comprising the jellyfishes; = discophore, n. Now disused. jelly1882 A jellyfish. sea-blub1885 = sea-blubber, n. 2. Subcategories:— larval jellyfish (1) — parts of (8) — member of family Medusaria (1) — member of family Medusidae (3) |
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