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Webster 1913 Edition

Alcyonacea

‖

Alˊcy-o-na′ce-a

,

Noun.

pl.

[NL.]

(Zool.)

A group of soft-bodied

Alcyonaria

, of which

Alcyonium

is the type. See Illust. under

.

Definition 2024

Alcyonacea

Alcyonacea

Translingual

Proper noun

Alcyonacea

A taxonomic order within the subclass Alcyonaria – the soft corals.

Hypernyms

(order): Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class; Alcyonaria - subclass

Hyponyms

(order): Alcyoniina, Calcaxonia, Holaxonia, Protoalcyonaria, Scleraxonia, Stolonifera - suborders