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[syn: Actiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Actinaria \Ac`ti*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, ray.]
(Zool.)
An order of Anthozoa, including those which have simple
tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider
sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria,
whether forming corals or not.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anthozoa \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
animal.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Actinaria
n 1: sea anemones [syn: Actiniaria, order Actiniaria,
Actinaria, order Actinaria]