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 WordNet Dictionary |  
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|   | Definition: |   | [n]  corals and sea anemones having eight branches   |  
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|   | Synonyms: |   | order Alcyonaria |  
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|   | See Also: |   | Actinozoa, Alcyonacea, animal order, Anthozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa, family Pennatulidae, Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, Pennatulidae, suborder Alcyonacea, suborder Gorgonacea, suborder Gorgoniacea |       |  
 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  
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|   | Definition: |   | \Al`cy*o*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea,
Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.
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