craspedote, a. Zool.
(ˈkræspɪdəʊt)
[f. Gr. type κρασπεδωτ-ός bordered, f. κράσπεδον (see prec.). Hence mod.L. Craspedota pl.]
Applied to those Medusæ which have a velum or inturned border along the margin of the ‘bell’.
| 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 248 A Medusa with a velum is said to be Craspedote. Such Medusæ characterize the Craspedota, one of the two main sub⁓divisions of the class Hydrozoa. |