opelet

English

Etymology

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

Noun

opelet (plural opelets)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• eelpot