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metridium
[ mi-trid-ee-uhm ]
noun
- any sea anemone of the genus Metridium, common in cooler waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metridium1
< New Latin (1815), noun use of neuter of metridius having a womb, fruitful < Greek mētrídios, derivative of mḗtra womb
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Example Sentences
A Metridium marginatum, the most common sea-anemone of this coast, was taken here which measured six inches in diameter.
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Its name is Metridium something or other; I forget the rest of it.
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