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ACTINIARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Actinaria; Actiniaria; order Actinaria; order Actiniaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Actiniaria" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Actiniaria"):
anemone; sea anemone (marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton)
actinia; actinian; actiniarian (any sea anemone or related animal)
Actinia; genus Actinia (a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools)
Holonyms ("Actiniaria" is a member of...):
Actinozoa; Anthozoa; class Actinozoa; class Anthozoa (a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)