Actinaria

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Actinaria
       n : sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {order Actiniaria}, {order
           Actinaria}]