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Webster 1913 Edition


Anthozoa


Anˊtho-zo′a

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἄνθοσ
flower + [GREEK] animal.]
(Zool.)
The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are
Acyonaria
,
Actinaria
, and
Madreporaria
.

Definition 2024


Anthozoa

Anthozoa

Translingual

Sarcophyton trocheliophorum, a species of Anthozoa

Proper noun

Anthozoa

  1. the corals, sea pens and sea anemones:
    1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Cnidaria.
    2. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Cnidaria.
    3. A taxonomic class within the subphylum Anthozoa.

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