Meanings
nounopelet (plural opelets)
plural opelets
- A bright-coloured European actinian (Anemonia sulcata), or the similar Anemonia viridis
Synonyms: Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemone, opelet anemone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bright-coloured European actinian (Anemonia sulcata), or the similar Anemonia viridis
Similar
Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemoneopelet anemone
Origin
From ope + -let? So called because it does not retract its tentacles.
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APA
opelet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opelet
MLA
“opelet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opelet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opelet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opelet.
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