anthozoa

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Noun

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An=tho=zo=a

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun anthozoa has 1 sense

anthozoa(n = noun.animal) actinozoa, class actinozoa, class anthozoa - a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed; Array

is a member of cnidaria, coelenterata, phylum cnidaria, phylum coelenterata

is a kind of class

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CIDE DICTIONARY

anthozoa, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + animal.].

The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria. [1913 Webster]

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