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
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Origin and Etymology of acraspeda
New Latin, from Greek akraspeda, neuter plural of akraspedos without fringes, from a- 2a- + kraspedon edge, border
First Known Use: 1861
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