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Meaning of ALCYONARIA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  corals and sea anemones having eight branches
 
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 Synonyms: order Alcyonaria
 
 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
 
 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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