Anthozoan

2 definitions found

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

  Anthozoan \An`tho*zo"an\, a. (Zool.)
     Pertaining to the Anthozoa. -- n. One of the Anthozoa.
     [1913 Webster]

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)]