opelet
English
Etymology
From ope + -let? So called because it does not retract its tentacles.
Noun
opelet (plural opelets)
- A bright-coloured European actinian (Anemonia sulcata), or the similar Anemonia viridis
- Synonyms: Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemone, opelet anemone
References
- “opelet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.