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Anthozoa

Pronunciation:  `anthu'zowu

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
 
 Synonyms: Actinozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa
 
 See Also: Actinaria, Actiniaria, actinozoan, Alcyonaria, anthozoan, class, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, Madreporaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria, order Alcyonaria, order Madreporaria, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and
sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are
{Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.

 

 

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