Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Actinaria"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Actinaria \Ac`ti*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, ray.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large division 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anthozoa \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Actinaria
n : sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {order Actiniaria}, {Actinaria},
{order Actinaria}]
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