opeletn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊplᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊplᵻt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ope adj., -let suffix.

Etymology: < ope adj. + -let suffix, with allusion to the fact that the anemone's tentacles cannot be retracted (compare quot. 1860).

More fully opelet anemone. Any of several sea anemones of the genus Anemonia, characterized by long tentacles that cannot be fully retracted; esp. A. sulcata, which occurs in both brown and green forms and is found in the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

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snake-locked anemone1853

opelet1860

1860 P. H. Gosse Actinologia Brit. 162 The English name (Opelet) I have formed for it..alludes to the habitually open condition of the disk.

1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 18 May 559/3 The collection of anemones, etc., is the largest in existence; while the opelet, one of the most exquisite wonders of the sea, is to be seen here in perfection.

1876 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. 249 The opelet (Anthea cereus)..is perhaps the most beautiful among British species [of sea-anemone].

1971 D. Nichols in D. Nichols & J. A. L. Cooke Oxf. Bk. Invertebr. 14/1 Anemonia (Opelet Anemone). This genus prefers crevices to open rock faces, and is more common on South and West coasts than elsewhere.

1976 A. C. Campbell Hamlyn Guide to Seashores & Shallow Seas (1989) 90 Anemonia sulcata (Pennant). Opelet. Base lightly adhesive and sucker-like; smooth column reaching up to 10cm high.

1995 P. F. S. Cornelius et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe iv. 125/1 Anemonia viridis (Forskål). Opelet or snakelocks anemone... Column smooth, usually wider than high, to about 50 mm diameter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opelet
释义	opeletn. Brit. /ˈəʊplᵻt/, U.S. /ˈoʊplᵻt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ope adj., -let suffix. Etymology: < ope adj. + -let suffix, with allusion to the fact that the anemone's tentacles cannot be retracted (compare quot. 1860). More fully opelet anemone. Any of several sea anemones of the genus Anemonia, characterized by long tentacles that cannot be fully retracted; esp. A. sulcata, which occurs in both brown and green forms and is found in the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Zoantharia > suborder Actiniaria > member of > anemonia sulcata snake-locked anemone1853 opelet1860 1860 P. H. Gosse Actinologia Brit. 162 The English name (Opelet) I have formed for it..alludes to the habitually open condition of the disk. 1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 18 May 559/3 The collection of anemones, etc., is the largest in existence; while the opelet, one of the most exquisite wonders of the sea, is to be seen here in perfection. 1876 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. 249 The opelet (Anthea cereus)..is perhaps the most beautiful among British species [of sea-anemone]. 1971 D. Nichols in D. Nichols & J. A. L. Cooke Oxf. Bk. Invertebr. 14/1 Anemonia (Opelet Anemone). This genus prefers crevices to open rock faces, and is more common on South and West coasts than elsewhere. 1976 A. C. Campbell Hamlyn Guide to Seashores & Shallow Seas (1989) 90 Anemonia sulcata (Pennant). Opelet. Base lightly adhesive and sucker-like; smooth column reaching up to 10cm high. 1995 P. F. S. Cornelius et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe iv. 125/1 Anemonia viridis (Forskål). Opelet or snakelocks anemone... Column smooth, usually wider than high, to about 50 mm diameter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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