Anthozoa

5 definitions found

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

  {Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca},
  including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
  Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including
  Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
  Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps},
  {Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or


  {Porifera}, including the sponges.
  {Protozoa}, including {Infusoria} and {Rhizopoda}. For
  definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
  [1913 Webster] Animalcular

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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anthozoa
       See {anthozoan}