Aurelia

Aurelia
/aw reel"yeuh/, n.
a female given name: from Latin Aurelianus, a family name.

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▪ jellyfish genus
      genus of marine jellyfish of the order Semaeostomeae (class Scyphozoa, phylum Cnidaria) found in coastal waters, particularly of North America and Europe. The adult may grow as large as 40 cm (16 inches) in diameter. Its medusoid body is bell-shaped, and from the dishlike underside hangs a short tube at the tip of which is the mouth. The edges of the tube form four frilly projections called mouth, or oral, arms. Four crescent- to circular-shaped gonads are visible near the centre of the gelatinous dish and are coloured pink through magenta to blue. The rim of the undersurface bears numerous short tentacles. Like other scyphozoan jellyfishes, the Aurelia goes through a sessile (attached) stage before taking on its adult free-swimming form.

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  • Aurelia — Aurelia, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 1062 Housing Units (2000): 469 Land area (2000): 1.046095 sq. miles (2.709374 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.046095 sq. miles (2.709374 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Aurelia, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 1062 Housing Units (2000): 469 Land area (2000): 1.046095 sq. miles (2.709374 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.046095 sq. miles (2.709374 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Aurélia — (Сен Лари Сулан,Франция) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: Chemin De St Lary, 65170 …   Каталог отелей

  • Aurelia — Au*re li*a (?; 106), n. [NL., fr. L. aurum gold: cf. F. aur[ e]lie. Cf. {Chrysalis}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies. (b) A genus of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aurelĭa [1] — Aurelĭa, 1) Mutter des C. Julius Cäsar; 2) A. Orestilla, Gattin Catilinas, nach Ermordung seines erwachsenen u. von ihr gefürchteten Sohnes …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Aurelĭa [2] — Aurelĭa (A. Lam.), 1) so v.w. Ohrenqualle, s.u. Hutquallen; 2) so v.w. Puppe; 3) Schmetterling, so v.w. kleiner Fuchs …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Aurelĭa [3] — Aurelĭa (a. Geogr.), 1) (A. Carissa), Stadt in Hispania baetica, j. las Cabeças. Hier mehrere Kirchenversammlungen (Aurelianenses synodi); 2) A. Antonina, so v.w. Ovilia; 3) A. Aquensis (Civitas Aquensis), Ort der Alemannen in Germanien, mit… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Aurelia — f Feminine form of Latin Aurelius (see AURÈLE (SEE Aurèle)), used occasionally in the English speaking world. Derivative: French: Aurélie …   First names dictionary

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