- actinozoan
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/ak tin'euh zoh"euhn, ak'teuh neuh-/, n., adj. Zool.anthozoan.[ACTINO- + -ZO(A) + -AN]
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actinozoan
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actinozoan — [ak΄tə nō΄yo͞ozō′ən] n. [< ModL Actinozoa (see ACTINO & ZOA) + AN] ANTHOZOAN … English World dictionary
actinozoan — ac·ti·no·zo·an … English syllables
actinozoan — /æktənoʊˈzoʊən/ (say aktuhnoh zohuhn) noun, adjective → anthozoan …
actinozoan — noun sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed • Syn: ↑anthozoan • Hypernyms: ↑coelenterate, ↑cnidarian • Hyponyms: ↑sea anemone, ↑anemone, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
anthozoan — [an΄thə zō′ən] n. [< ModL Anthozoa (see ANTHO & ZOA) + AN] any of a class (Anthozoa) of sessile saltwater cnidarians with a dominant polyp stage, including corals, sea anemones, and gorgonians; actinozoan adj. of the anthozoans … English World dictionary
Actinozoa — noun a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed • Syn: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑class Actinozoa • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Cnidaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Anthozoa — noun a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed • Syn: ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Cnidaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
class Actinozoa — noun a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed • Syn: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Cnidaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
class Anthozoa — noun a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed • Syn: ↑Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Cnidaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cnidarian — noun radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms • Syn: ↑coelenterate • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Hyponyms: ↑polyp, ↑medusa, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
