Meaning of ACTINARIA
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| | Definition: | | [n] sea anemones |
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| | Synonyms: | | Actiniaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria |
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| | See Also: | | actinia, actinian, actiniarian, Actinozoa, animal order, Anthozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa, genus Actinia, sea anemone | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac`ti*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, ray.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large division 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.
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