Actinozoa

4 definitions found

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

  Actinozoa \Ac"ti*no*zo"a\, n. pl. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + zw^on
     animal.] (Zool.)
     A group of C[oe]lenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and
     Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar
     example.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Actinozoa
       n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being
           entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: {Anthozoa},
            {class Anthozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  actinozoan
       n : sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial
           polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed [syn: {anthozoan}]
       [also: {actinozoa} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  actinozoa
       See {actinozoan}