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Webster 1913 Edition

Opelet

Ope′let

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A bright-colored European actinian (
Anemonia sulcata
, syn.
Anthea sulcata
); – so called because it does not retract its tentacles.

Definition 2024

opelet

opelet

English

Noun

opelet ‎(plural opelets)

  1. A bright-coloured European actinian (Anemonia or Anthea sulcata).

Etymology

ope +‎ -let? So called because it does not retract its tentacles.

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