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anthophyllite |
anthophyta |
anthorism |
anthotaxy |
anthozoa |
anthozoan
| anthozoic
| anthracene
| anthracene oil
| anthracic
| anthraciferous
anthozoan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun anthozoan has 1 sense
- anthozoan(n = noun.animal) actinozoan - sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed; Array is a kind of cnidarian, coelenterate
is a member of actinozoa, anthozoa, class actinozoa, class anthozoa
has particulars: anemone, sea anemone, sea pen, coral
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anthozoan, n. & adj.
--n. any of the sessile marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, including sea anemones and corals.
--adj. of or relating to this class.
--n. any of the sessile marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, including sea anemones and corals.
--adj. of or relating to this class.
Etymology
mod.L Anthozoa f. Gk anthos flower + zoia animals
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