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ACTINOZOA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Synonyms:
Actinozoa; Anthozoa; class Actinozoa; class Anthozoa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Actinozoa" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Actinozoa"):
actinozoan; anthozoan (sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
Actinaria; Actiniaria; order Actinaria; order Actiniaria (sea anemones)
Alcyonaria; order Alcyonaria (corals and sea anemones having eight branches)
Madreporaria; order Madreporaria (stony corals)
Holonyms ("Actinozoa" is a member of...):
Cnidaria; Coelenterata; phylum Cnidaria; phylum Coelenterata (hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals)