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Acraspeda

plural noun
Acras·​pe·​da | \ (ˈ)ā-ˈkra-spə-də\

Definition of Acraspeda

in former classifications
: a division of coelenterates comprising medusae lacking a swimming velum — compare scyphozoa

First Known Use of Acraspeda

1861, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Acraspeda

New Latin, from Greek akraspeda, neuter plural of akraspedos without fringes, from a- a- entry 2 + kraspedon edge, border

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