Alcyonaria

2 definitions found

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

  Alcyonaria \Al`cy*o*na"ri*a\
     (acr/l`s[i^]*[o^]*n[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL.]
     (Zool.)
     One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea,
     Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Alcyonaria
       n : corals and sea anemones having eight branches [syn: {order
           Alcyonaria}]