Meaning of ANTHOZOA
| Pronunciation: | | `anthu'zowu
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| | Definition: | | [n] no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals |
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| | Synonyms: | | Actinozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa |
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| | See Also: | | Actinaria, Actiniaria, actinozoan, Alcyonaria, anthozoan, class, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, Madreporaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria, order Alcyonaria, order Madreporaria, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata | |
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| | Definition: | | \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
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